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Welcome to Givens ...

Givens is located in Union County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Givens, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Givens is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Givens lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Givens: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Givens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Givens - they are located in Louisiana, New Mexico, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Givens ...

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

  • Henderson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Morganfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Providence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Sturgis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sebree
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Clay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Clay is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,091 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <4>
  • 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
  • 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
  • Corydon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Robards
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Givens ...

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

Adding Givens to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Givens post office opened in 1900. The Givens post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Givens.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Givens - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Givens area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Givens area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/