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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 Byrdtown (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 Byrdtown. 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 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.

Byrdtown is located in Lamar County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lamar County: Bryan (OK), Choctaw (OK), Delta, Fannin & Red River.

Below are the counties that are near Byrdtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Byrdtown:

  • Lamar County     (The home county of Byrdtown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byrdtown, with the one closest to Byrdtown listed first.
    • Pattonville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Blossom
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sylvan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sylvan is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
    • Sun Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Deport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Reno
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Reno is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
    • Clardy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Clardy is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
    • Biardstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Biardstown is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
    • Amherst
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Amherst is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Glory
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Glory is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
    • Taylor Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
    • Paris
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cunningham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byrdtown, with the one closest to Byrdtown listed first.
    • Lake Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Charleston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Charleston is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Enloe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cooper
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ben Franklin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Klondike
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pecan Gap
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fannin County
    • Dial
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Dial is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byrdtown, with the one closest to Byrdtown listed first.
    • Hagansport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Hagansport is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
    • Mount Vernon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byrdtown, with the one closest to Byrdtown listed first.
    • Sulphur Bluff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Tira
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tira is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Nelta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Nelta is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
    • Dike
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Birthright
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Birthright is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
    • Saltillo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Posey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Posey is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
    • Weaver
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Weaver is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Peerless
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Peerless is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
  • Red River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byrdtown, with the one closest to Byrdtown listed first.
    • Detroit
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Liberty is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Halesboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Halesboro is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
    • Bagwell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bogata
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bogata is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <1>
    • Sherry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Sherry is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
    • Addielou
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Addielou is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
    • Clarksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Kanawha
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Kanawha is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
    • Cuthand
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cuthand is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
    • Silver City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver City is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Annona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Albion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Albion is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Titus County
    • Talco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Choctaw County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byrdtown, with the one closest to Byrdtown listed first.
    • Frogville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
    • Grant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hugo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Hugo is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
    • Sawyer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Sawyer is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <1>
    • Fort Towson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Swink
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Byrdtown, see our County-by-County Page for Byrdtown.

Cemeteries Near Byrdtown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Byrdtown.

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 Byrdtown - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Byrdtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Byrdtown, with the one closest to Byrdtown listed first.

  • Holt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Blossom.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4319 <3>
  • Knights of Honor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Wrights Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Egypt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Red Oak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Detroit Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadowbrook Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Neathery Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (164 more) ...
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Dean Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Union Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<4>

While we didn't find Byrdtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Byrdtown.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Byrdtown, with the one closest to Byrdtown listed first.

  • Pattonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Blossom
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sylvan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sylvan is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
  • Jennings
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jennings is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Milton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Milton is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Deport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Detroit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fulbright
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fulbright is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulbright
  • Reno
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Reno is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
  • Biardstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Biardstown is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
  • Rockford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockford is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Minter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Minter is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Givens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Givens is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens
    • Halesboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Halesboro is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
    • Glory
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Glory is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Byrdtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Byrdtown.

Newspapers Published in Byrdtown ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Byrdtown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Byrdtown, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Byrdtown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Byrdtown:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Byrdtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Byrdtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.