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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 northwest 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 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 west 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 Lamar County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lamar County: Bryan (OK), Choctaw (OK), Delta, Fannin & Red River.

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:

  • Lamar County     (The home county of Givens)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Givens, with the one closest to Givens listed first.
    • Reno
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Reno is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
    • Hinckley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinckley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
      • Hinckley is located in Lamar County
    • Paris
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sun Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
      • Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Sylvan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
      • Sylvan is located in Lamar County
    • Camp Maxey ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Camp Maxey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Maxey
      • Camp Maxey is located in Lamar County
    • Blossom
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Caviness
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caviness
      • Caviness is located in Lamar County
    • Hopewell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in Lamar County
    • Powderly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Toco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
      • Toco is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Novice
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
      • Novice is located in Lamar County
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Givens, with the one closest to Givens listed first.
    • Lake Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Enloe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enloe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enloe
      • Enloe is located in Delta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enloe <2>
    • Ben Franklin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Franklin
      • Ben Franklin is located in Delta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Franklin <2>
    • Cooper
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pecan Gap
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jot-Em-Down
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
      • Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
      • Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
      • Mohegan
      • Muddig Prairie
    • Klondike
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Givens, with the one closest to Givens listed first.
    • Allen Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
      • Allen Point is located in Fannin County
    • Dial
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
      • Dial is located in Fannin County
    • Honey Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Allens Chapel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
      • Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
    • Carson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
      • Carson is located in Fannin County
    • Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
      • Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
    • Windom
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
      • Windom is located in Fannin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windom <2>
    • Telephone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Franklin County
    • Hagansport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
      • Hagansport is located in Franklin County
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Givens, with the one closest to Givens listed first.
    • Sulphur Bluff
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Bluff
      • Sulphur Bluff is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Bluff <2>
    • Tira
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
      • Tira is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Posey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
      • Posey is located in Hopkins County
  • Red River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Givens, with the one closest to Givens listed first.
    • Detroit
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Red River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <2>
    • Liberty
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Red River County
    • Addielou
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
      • Addielou is located in Red River County
    • Kanawha
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanawha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
      • Kanawha is located in Red River County
    • Bagwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bogata
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
      • Bogata is located in Red River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <2>
    • Sherry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
      • Sherry is located in Red River County
    • Clarksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Silver City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Red River County
    • Cuthand
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
      • Cuthand is located in Red River County
  • Choctaw County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Givens, with the one closest to Givens listed first.
    • Grant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Frogville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frogville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
      • Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
    • Hugo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
      • Hugo is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <2>
    • Sawyer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Sawyer is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <2>
    • Soper
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soper
      • Soper is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soper <2>
    • Virgil
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
      • Virgil is located in Choctaw County (OK)
    • Fort Towson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Towson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Towson
      • Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Towson <2>
    • Swink
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Apple
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
      • Apple is located in Choctaw County (OK)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Givens, see our County-by-County Page for 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 102 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 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. 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 begin with 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
  • Hendricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Old City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Moore Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Springs Cemetery
  • Restlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restlawn Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadowbrook Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadowbrook Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowbrook Memorial Park
  • Newbether Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newbether Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newbether Cemetery
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cedar Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Paris.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2818 <5>
  • Sikes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sikes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sikes Cemetery
  • Corn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corn Cemetery
  • Long Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
  • Continue List   (181 more) ...
    • McEwin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McEwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McEwin Cemetery
    • Neathery Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neathery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neathery Cemetery
    • Knights of Honor Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knights of Honor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knights of Honor Cemetery

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Givens had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Givens, with the one closest to Givens listed first.

  • Reno
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Reno is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
  • Paris
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hinckley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinckley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
    • Hinckley is located in Lamar County
  • Sylvan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
    • Sylvan is located in Lamar County
  • Blossom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jennings
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Jennings is located in Lamar County
  • Powderly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Emberson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emberson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberson
    • Emberson is located in Lamar County
  • Atlas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
    • Atlas is located in Lamar County
  • Biardstown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
    • Biardstown is located in Lamar County
  • Pattonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sumner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
    • Sumner is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ambia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
      • Ambia is located in Lamar County
    • Glory
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
      • Glory is located in Lamar County
    • Arthur City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur City
      • Arthur City is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur City <2>

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Givens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lamar County: www.co.lamar.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Givens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6934, Longitude: -95.5052       In this case, the coordinates for Givens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.




 

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