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Welcome to Byrds ...

Byrds is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Byrds is located in Brown County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Byrds, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Byrds is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Byrds lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Byrds ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Byrds - they are located in North Carolina and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Byrds.

Communities near Byrds ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Byrds.

  • Brownwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Early
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bangs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Cross Plains
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rising Star
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Blanket
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Lake Brownwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
  • May
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cross Cut
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
  • Fry ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fry is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry

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 Byrds. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Byrds.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Byrds. 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 Byrds.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Byrds. See our Newspapers Page for Byrds.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Byrds ...

Looking for more information about Byrds? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Byrds, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Byrds.

Adding Byrds to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Byrds in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Byrds was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Byrds.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Byrds - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.