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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Birdsville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Birdsville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Birdsville, please Contact Us.
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 Birdsville (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 Birdsville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Birdsville is historic, it would have been located within present day Cocke 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 Cocke County: Haywood (NC), Madison (NC), Greene, Hamblen, Jefferson & Sevier.
Below are the counties that are near Birdsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Birdsville:
- Cocke County (The home county of Birdsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birdsville, with the one closest to Birdsville listed first.
- Carson Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Cosby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wilton Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Bailey Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Clevenger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Edwina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Wilsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Jaybird
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Jimtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Naillon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Naillon is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
- Blount County
- Townsend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birdsville, with the one closest to Birdsville listed first.
- Dyers Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Wa-Ni Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Massengill Mill
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Marshalls Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Maples ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birdsville, with the one closest to Birdsville listed first.
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Beulah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Warrensburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Bright Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Cedar Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mosheim
(28 miles [45.1 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 Birdsville, with the one closest to Birdsville listed first.
- Monte Vista Estates
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Morristown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Casablanca
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Silver City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Collons Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Bright ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hawkins County
- Bulls Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birdsville, with the one closest to Birdsville listed first.
- Baneberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dandridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leadvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- White Pine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Edna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Flat Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Piedmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Cook Mill
(18 miles [29 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Alena ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Rocky Valley
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birdsville, with the one closest to Birdsville listed first.
- Peters Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Thorn Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Lyonton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Kimberlin Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Riverdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Mascot
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Wooddale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Moshina Heights
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Birdsville, with the one closest to Birdsville listed first.
- East Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Pittman Center
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Harrisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Millican Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Middle Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Pigeon Forge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sevierville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gatlinburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Catlettsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Chalet Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chalet Village is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Village
- Starkeytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Starkeytown is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkeytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 431 people
- Henry Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Waldens Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Buncombe County (NC)
- Sandymush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Haywood County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birdsville, with the one closest to Birdsville listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Teague ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Teague is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Maggie Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Junaluska
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clyde
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clyde is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <2>
- Waynesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birdsville, with the one closest to Birdsville listed first.
- Paint Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Whittier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Madison County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birdsville, with the one closest to Birdsville listed first.
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lynch is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bluff is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Spring Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Trust
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Trust is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Hot Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hurricane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Stackhouse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Allenstand
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Walnut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Swain County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Birdsville, with the one closest to Birdsville listed first.
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cherokee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Birdsville, see our County-by-County Page for Birdsville.
Cemeteries Near Birdsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Birdsville.
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 Birdsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Birdsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Birdsville, with the one closest to Birdsville listed first.
- Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hartsell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bryant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Huff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Abe Hartsell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Denton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Breeden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- James Breeden Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kyker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (669 more) ...
- Hurst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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.
Birdsville itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Birdsville, with the one closest to Birdsville listed first.
- Carson Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Jones Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cove
- Wilton Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Chestnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Edwina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fox ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fox is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- East Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Sandy Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Bridgeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Oldtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oldtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
- Naillon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Naillon is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
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- Mount Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Harrisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Birdsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Birdsville.
Newspapers Published in Birdsville ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Birdsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Birdsville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Birdsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Birdsville:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Cocke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hawkins County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Sevier County
- Buncombe County
- Haywood County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Swain County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Birdsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Birdsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |