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 Bivens (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 Bivens. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Bivens is located in Giles County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Giles County: Limestone (AL), Lawrence, Lincoln, Marshall & Maury.
Below are the counties that are near Bivens. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bivens:
- Giles County (The home county of Bivens)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bivens, with the one closest to Bivens listed first.
- Lynnville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bufords
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Trigg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Olivet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Powell Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Campbellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Wales
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Pulaski
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gordon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Aymett Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bivens, with the one closest to Bivens listed first.
- Palmetto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Whitaker
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Unionville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shelbyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Longview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Hickman County
- Duck River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bivens, with the one closest to Bivens listed first.
- Webber City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- New Prospect
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Ethridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fall River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Lawrenceburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Henryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Park Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Leoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bivens, with the one closest to Bivens listed first.
- Boonshill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Petersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hughey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Dellrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Belleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Harms
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Coldwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Molino
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Cash Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Elk Mill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Camargo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bivens, with the one closest to Bivens listed first.
- Globe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Cornersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Cochran
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Yell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Lewisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Berlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Orrs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Belfast
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Oak Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Verona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Delina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bivens, with the one closest to Bivens listed first.
- Culleoka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Scribner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Southport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Philadelphia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Broadview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Screamer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Leftwich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Enterprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Scotts Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Graymere Manor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Frierson Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Ashwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bivens, with the one closest to Bivens listed first.
- Allisona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bivens, with the one closest to Bivens listed first.
- Duplex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Spring Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Thompson's Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <1>
- Burwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Harpeth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bivens, with the one closest to Bivens listed first.
- Ardmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Pettusville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Lester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bivens, see our County-by-County Page for Bivens.
Cemeteries Near Bivens ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bivens.
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 Bivens - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bivens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bivens, with the one closest to Bivens listed first.
- Elk Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dabney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Round Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McCord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Robertson Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Bear Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Bear Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dodson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lynnwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1631 more) ...
- Old Mars Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Colvett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pickens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bivens had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bivens, with the one closest to Bivens listed first.
- Lynnville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mooresville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Bufords
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Odd Fellows Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Odd Fellows Hall is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Hall
- Globe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Culleoka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cornersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stiversville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stiversville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiversville
- Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Brick Church
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brick Church is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church
- Diana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Diana is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana
- Cochran
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sumac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sumac is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Yell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Silver Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bivens. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bivens.
Newspapers Published in Bivens ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bivens.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bivens, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bivens.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Bivens:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Giles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Hickman County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Rutherford County
- Williamson County
- Limestone County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bivens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | 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 Bivens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |