Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Bird Crossroad (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bird Crossroad. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Bird Crossroad ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bird Crossroad: Bird Xrd.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Bird Crossroad is located in Sevier County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sevier County: Haywood (NC), Swain (NC), Blount, Cocke, Jefferson & Knox.
Below are the counties that are near Bird Crossroad. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bird Crossroad:
- Sevier County (The home county of Bird Crossroad)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Crossroad, with the one closest to Bird Crossroad listed first.
- East Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Millican Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Pittman Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Middle Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Sevierville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Catlettsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Pigeon Forge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Henry Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Kodak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gatlinburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boyds Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Crossroad, with the one closest to Bird Crossroad listed first.
- Cowan Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
- Townsend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
- Red Bank
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Rocky Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
- Wildwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Crossroad, with the one closest to Bird Crossroad listed first.
- Carson Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Bailey Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Clevenger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Wilsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Jaybird
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cosby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edwina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Wilton Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Jimtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Bridgeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Crossroad, with the one closest to Bird Crossroad listed first.
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Dyers Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Wa-Ni Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Massengill Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Blaine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lea Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Maples ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Marshalls Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Rutledge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Joppa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Lulaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Bowen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Crossroad, with the one closest to Bird Crossroad listed first.
- Beulah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Warrensburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Bright Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Cedar Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mosheim
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marvin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Crossroad, with the one closest to Bird Crossroad listed first.
- Monte Vista Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Collons Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Morristown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Casablanca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- East Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Silver City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Bright ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Whitesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Crossroad, with the one closest to Bird Crossroad listed first.
- Bulls Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Crossroad, with the one closest to Bird Crossroad listed first.
- Dandridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baneberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Flat Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Piedmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Edna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- White Pine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leadvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- Alena ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Rocky Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Jefferson City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Crossroad, with the one closest to Bird Crossroad listed first.
- Peters Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Thorn Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Lyonton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Kimberlin Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Riverdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Mascot
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Wooddale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Moshina Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Moshina Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshina Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,335 people
- Skaggston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mayo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
- McMillan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Crossroad, with the one closest to Bird Crossroad listed first.
- Luttrell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Plainview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Haywood County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Crossroad, with the one closest to Bird Crossroad listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Teague ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Teague is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Jackson County (NC)
- Paint Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Crossroad, with the one closest to Bird Crossroad listed first.
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lynch is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bluff is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Hot Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Trust
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Trust is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Swain County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Crossroad, with the one closest to Bird Crossroad listed first.
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cherokee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bird Crossroad, see our County-by-County Page for Bird Crossroad.
Cemeteries Near Bird Crossroad ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bird Crossroad.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bird Crossroad - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bird Crossroad covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bird Crossroad, with the one closest to Bird Crossroad listed first.
- Fox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Burchfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sims Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fair Garden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Taff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Strange Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aileys Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (749 more) ...
- Halbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sims Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Bird Crossroad in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bird Crossroad.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bird Crossroad, with the one closest to Bird Crossroad listed first.
- Fox ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fox is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Sandy Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- East Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Carson Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Jones Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jones Cove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cove
- Allensville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Allensville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Dandridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Newport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wilton Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Edwina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bird Crossroad. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bird Crossroad.
Newspapers Published in Bird Crossroad ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bird Crossroad.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bird Crossroad, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bird Crossroad.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bird Crossroad:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sevier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Union County
- Haywood County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Swain County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bird Crossroad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bird Crossroad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |