Welcome to Birdsville ...
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.
Birdsville would have been located within present day Cocke County<2>.
The location of Birdsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Birdsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Birdsville is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Birdsville was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Birdsville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Birdsville - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky and Maryland.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Birdsville.
Communities near Birdsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Birdsville.
- Clevenger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Cook Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Sevierville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sevierville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevierville
- Sevierville is located in Sevier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,426 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sevierville <5>
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Cocke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,894 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <5>
- Pigeon Forge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Forge
- Pigeon Forge is located in Sevier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,237 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pigeon Forge <5>
- Harrisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Gatlinburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatlinburg
- Gatlinburg is located in Sevier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,779 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gatlinburg <5>
- Jaybird
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Dandridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dandridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dandridge
- Dandridge is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dandridge <5>
- White Pine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
- White Pine is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Pine <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Birdsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Birdsville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Birdsville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Birdsville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Birdsville. See our Newspapers Page for Birdsville.
Adding Birdsville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Birdsville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Birdsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Birdsville post office opened in 1875.
We also found Birdsville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Birdsville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Cocke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Birdsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |