Bird
Ghost town · Wayne County, Tennessee

Bird is a ghost town in Wayne County, Tennessee. It is one of 20 former communities in Wayne County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bird as a historical populated place on the Ovilla topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 35.3390° N, 87.5806° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Ovilla |
|---|---|
| Nearest living town | Waynesboro, TN |
| Distance to it | 10.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1302706 |
| Coordinates | 35.33897, -87.58058 |
What's there now
Bird is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Waynesboro, TN (population 2,483), about 10.1 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Gowerghost town · Wayne County · 1.2 mi
- Strathmoreghost town · Lawrence County · 5.8 mi
- Allens Creekghost town · Lewis County · 6.2 mi
- Howardghost town · Lewis County · 8 mi
- Nancyghost town · Lewis County · 8.9 mi
- McLeanghost town · Lewis County · 9.3 mi
- Moonghost town · Wayne County · 9.9 mi
- Lindauerghost town · Lawrence County · 11.1 mi
- Green Riverghost town · Wayne County · 11.1 mi
- Cycloneghost town · Wayne County · 11.8 mi
- Lovieghost town · Wayne County · 12.5 mi
- Yatesghost town · Wayne County · 13.3 mi
Questions
Where is Bird?
Bird is in Wayne County, Tennessee, at 35.3390, -87.5806.
How many ghost towns are in Wayne County?
Wayne County, Tennessee has 20 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.