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 Hill (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 Hill. 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.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 Hill is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Madison (NC), Cocke, Hamblen, Hawkins, Unicoi & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Bird Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bird Hill:
- Greene County (The home county of Bird Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Hill, with the one closest to Bird Hill listed first.
- Warrensburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Beulah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bright Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Marvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Mosheim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Albany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Cedar Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Romeo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Greeneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Hill, with the one closest to Bird Hill listed first.
- Caney Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Evans Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Raven Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Springdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Hill, with the one closest to Bird Hill listed first.
- Bybee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parrottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Jimtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Jaybird
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wilsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- West Myers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Myers is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
- Clevenger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Del Rio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Edwina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Carson Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Hill, with the one closest to Bird Hill listed first.
- Marshalls Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Wyatt Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Bean Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beans
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Wa-Ni Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Bowen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Dyers Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Thorn Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Rutledge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Massengill Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Lulaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Joppa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Hill, with the one closest to Bird Hill listed first.
- Silver City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- East Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Monte Vista Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Whitesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Morristown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bright ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Casablanca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Collons Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Hill, with the one closest to Bird Hill listed first.
- Yount Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Duck Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Trent Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Xenophon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Sneedville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Hill, with the one closest to Bird Hill listed first.
- Bulls Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Red Bridge Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Persia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Mooresburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galbraith Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Mooresburg Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 941 people
- Strahl
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Rogersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Amis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Kepler
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Eidson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Surgoinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Hill, with the one closest to Bird Hill listed first.
- Leadvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- White Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Baneberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Talbott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dandridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rock Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Flat Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Jefferson City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- New Market
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Piedmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Rocky Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Hill, with the one closest to Bird Hill listed first.
- East Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Millican Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Harrisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Henry Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Pittman Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Catlettsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Sevierville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kodak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Hill, with the one closest to Bird Hill listed first.
- Limestone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mill Brook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Ducktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ducktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 457 people
- Haywood County (NC)
- Mount Sterling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bird Hill, with the one closest to Bird Hill listed first.
- Allenstand
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Hot Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Hurricane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Chapel Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Stackhouse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- White Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Allegheny
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Cutshalltown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- Spring Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Walnut
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Trust
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trust is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bird Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Bird Hill.
Cemeteries Near Bird Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bird Hill.
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 Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bird Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bird Hill, with the one closest to Bird Hill listed first.
- Hale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Luster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hurley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kesterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wisecarver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCorkel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Neilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Courtney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McKenney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (880 more) ...
- Crosby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lyle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bird Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bird Hill, with the one closest to Bird Hill listed first.
- Warrensburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Beulah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Thula
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thula is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thula
- Pate Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pate Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Hill
- Bybee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ottinger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ottinger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottinger
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Mohawk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Rankin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rankin is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Springvale is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Leadvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Parrottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Bright Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bird Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bird Hill.
Newspapers Published in Bird Hill ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bird Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bird Hill, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bird Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Hill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Sevier County
- Washington County
- Haywood County
- Madison 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 Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bird Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |