A visit to the Bird Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Bird Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bird Cemetery:
38.3312, -81.9512
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bird Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bird Cemetery is located in Putnam County<2>.
The county seat for Putnam County is located in Winfield. Winfield lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Bird Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bird Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bird Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bird Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Hazlette Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hazlette Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlette Cemetery
- Sycamore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sycamore Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Sanson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sanson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanson Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Harveys Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Templeton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Templeton Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton Cemetery
- Henley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
- Sutherland - White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hodges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Trace Fork Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Trace Fork Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trace Fork Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Trace Fork Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Hamlin.
- The Trace Fork Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trace Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
- Trace Fork Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2239634 <5>
- Goode Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Goode Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Bays Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bays Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Dunlap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- Teays Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Teays Hill Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bird Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bird Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Garretts Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Tango
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- Tornado
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Sweetland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Yawkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- East ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Sod
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Priestley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Priestley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Hurricane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Albans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Teays Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Teays Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
- Hamlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Alum Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sattes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Nitro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scott Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
- Teays Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Culloden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Portersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Cross Lanes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Myra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Alkol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alkol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Rock Lake Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
- Dunbar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Morgans Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Bird Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Putnam County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bird Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cross Lanes
- Dunbar
- Hamlin
- Hurricane
- Nitro
- Saint Albans
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Bird Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Putnam County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Bird Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1536035 (Bird Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1536035 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Putnam
- Est. Elev: 299 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Garretts Bend
- Location given for Bird Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3312038 Lon: -81.9512435
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Bird Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
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