Official Name: | Birdeye, Arkansas |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated Community |
Coordinates: | 35.3789°N -90.6867°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Arkansas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Cross |
Unit Pref: | US |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 246 |
Area Code: | 870 |
Postal Code: | 72324 |
Birdeye is an unincorporated community in Cross County, Arkansas, United States. It is located at the intersection of Highway 42 and Highway 163. It is 5.6miles from Cherry Valley, 7.9miles from Vanndale and 14.3miles from Wynne. The Arkansas State Veteran's Cemetery is 1 mile to the north.
On March 8, 1835, the Walnut Camp Post Office was established,[1] which was discontinued on October 9, 1856[2] then reopened as Birdeye Post Office on March 24, 1904.[3] It was renamed because African-American plantation workers attended a church that they called "the Bird's Eye View Church".[4] It was shut down sometime before 2008 and was replaced by a restaurant and store.[5]