Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Givens (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Givens. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Givens is located in Union County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Union County: Gallatin (IL), Hardin (IL), Posey (IN), Crittenden, Henderson & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Givens. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Givens:
- Union County (The home county of Givens)
- The following are listed by their distance from Givens, with the one closest to Givens listed first.
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Breckinridge Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Flournoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Morganfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hitesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hitesville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Chapman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Sullivan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Sturgis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grangertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Uniontown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Dekoven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Raleigh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Raleigh is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Caldwell County
- Creswell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Givens, with the one closest to Givens listed first.
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Tolu
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Crayne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Sheridan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Givens, with the one closest to Givens listed first.
- Curdsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Saint Joseph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- West Louisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Birk City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Givens, with the one closest to Givens listed first.
- Dixie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Corydon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Smith Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Robards
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Niagara
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Henderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Baskett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Hebbardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Bluff City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Spottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- White City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Reed
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reed is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Givens, with the one closest to Givens listed first.
- Nebo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Manitou
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Hanson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Vandetta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- Jewel City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- Fiddle Bow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Madisonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Richland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Charleston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Earlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Givens, with the one closest to Givens listed first.
- Beech Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lemon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Elba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Calhoun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Calhoun is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Former names for Calhoun:
- Calhoon
- Fort Vienna
- Vienna Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <1>
- Rumsey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Sacramento
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Givens, with the one closest to Givens listed first.
- Free Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Poole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dixon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Clay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wheatcroft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Lisman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- West Wheatcroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Vanderburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Sebree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blackford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- Slaughters
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Gallatin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Givens, with the one closest to Givens listed first.
- Old Shawneetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Shawneetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Inman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- New Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Hardin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Givens, with the one closest to Givens listed first.
- Saline Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Lamb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Cave-In-Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Rock Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Karbers Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Posey County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Givens, with the one closest to Givens listed first.
- Hovey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Mount Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Caborn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Caborn is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Bufkin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Solitude
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Solitude is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Oliver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oliver is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Savah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Savah is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
- Springfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Springfield is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Vanderburgh County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Givens, with the one closest to Givens listed first.
- Vaughan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Cypress
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Evansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kasson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Smythe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Warrick County (IN)
- Newburgh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Givens, see our County-by-County Page for Givens.
Cemeteries Near Givens ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Givens.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Givens - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Givens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Givens, with the one closest to Givens listed first.
- Caton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harnion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McClure Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Richards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tapp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morehead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hughes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (323 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Givens in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Givens.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Givens, with the one closest to Givens listed first.
- Tilden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tilden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Boxville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Boxville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxville
- Cullen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cullen is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Hearin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hearin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearin
- Free Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Wanamaker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wanamaker is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamaker
- Dixie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dixon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Saint Vincent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Vincent is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
- Jonesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jonesburg is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
- Flournoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Morganfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cairo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Givens. See our List of 1890's Communities around Givens.
Newspapers Published in Givens ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Givens.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Givens, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Givens.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Givens:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Crittenden County
- Daviess County
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- McLean County
- Webster County
- Gallatin County
- Hardin County
- Posey County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Givens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Givens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |