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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Givens is located in Lamar County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may 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.
- Amherst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Amherst is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Reno
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reno is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
- Hinckley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hinckley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Paris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sun Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Sylvan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvan is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Camp Maxey ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Camp Maxey is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Maxey
- Blossom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Caviness
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caviness is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caviness
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Powderly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Toco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Toco is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Novice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Novice is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
- 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)
- Charleston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Ben Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- 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)
- Allen Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
- Dial
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Honey Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Allens Chapel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
- Carson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carson is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
- Windom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Telephone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- Hagansport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- 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)
- Tira
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tira is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Nelta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Birthright
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Posey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Posey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- 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)
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Addielou
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Addielou is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
- Kanawha
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Bagwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Halesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Bogata
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sherry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Clarksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Silver City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Albion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Cuthand
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- 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)
- Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
- Hugo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hugo is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
- Sawyer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Soper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Virgil
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Virgil is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
- Fort Towson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swink
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Apple
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Apple is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
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.
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- Restlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Paris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3481 <2>
- Meadowbrook Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newbether Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Paris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2818 <2>
- Sikes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Corn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (183 more) ...
- McEwin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Neathery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Knights of Honor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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.<3>
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)
- Reno is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- 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)
- Hinckley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Sylvan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvan is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Blossom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jennings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jennings is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Powderly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Emberson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Emberson is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberson
- Atlas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Biardstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
- Pattonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ambia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Glory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Arthur City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Texas
- Pages specific to Lamar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delta County
- Fannin County
- Franklin County
- Hopkins County
- Red River County
- Choctaw County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Givens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |