Welcome to Birdtown ...

Birdtown is located in Swain County<1>.

The location of Birdtown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Birdtown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Birdtown is 1,860 feet [567 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Birdtown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Birdtown is within the boundaries of the (828) area code.

Communities Also Named Birdtown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Birdtown - they are located in Arkansas, Missouri and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Birdtown ...

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

• Waynesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
  • Waynesville is located in Haywood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesville <4>
• Franklin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Gatlinburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatlinburg
  • Gatlinburg is located in Sevier County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gatlinburg <4>
• Sylva
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
  • Sylva is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,739 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylva <4>
• Hazelwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
  • Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
• Bryson City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson City
  • Bryson City is located in Swain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson City <4>
• Maggie Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maggie Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggie Valley
  • Maggie Valley is located in Haywood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maggie Valley <4>
• Webster
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Webster is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
• Forest Hills
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
  • Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Forest Hills has also been known as:
  • Forest Hills village
  • Village of Forest Hills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <4>
• Dillsboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsboro
  • Dillsboro is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsboro <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Birdtown ...

Looking for more information about Birdtown? 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 Birdtown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Birdtown.

Adding Birdtown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Birdtown 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 for Birdtown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Birdtown post office opened in 1888.

We also found Birdtown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Birdtown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Birdtown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Swain County: www.swaincounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/