Birdeye is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Cross County, Arkansas
Cross County is a rural Northeast Arkansas county in the Arkansas Delta. Created as Arkansas's 53rd county on November 15, 1862, Cross County contains four incorporated municipalities, including Wynne, the county seat and most populous city. It ...
, United States. It is located at the intersection of
Highway 42 and
Highway 163. It is from
Cherry Valley, from
Vanndale and 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, which was discontinued on October 9, 1856 then reopened as Birdeye Post Office on March 24, 1904. It was renamed because African-American plantation workers attended a church that they called "the Bird's Eye View Church". It was shut down sometime before 2008 and was replaced by a restaurant and store.
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Populated places in Cross County, Arkansas