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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Sivells Bend. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sivells Bend to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sivells Bend, please Contact Us.
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 Sivells Bend (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 Sivells Bend. 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.
Name Variations for Sivells Bend ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Sivells Bend: Sivells Bnd.
- While the name of this community is Sivells Bend, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Sivells Bend may originally have been Sivell's Bend.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Sivells Bend might be written as Sivell Bend.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Sivells Bend is historic, it would have been located within present day Cooke 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 Cooke County: Love (OK), Denton, Grayson, Montague & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near Sivells Bend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sivells Bend:
- Cooke County (The home county of Sivells Bend)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sivells Bend, with the one closest to Sivells Bend listed first.
- Marysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marysville is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Coesfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coesfield is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
- Lindsay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dexter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Custer City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Custer City is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
- Gainesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Myra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Callisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Callisburg is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Muenster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Hood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hood is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Lake Kiowa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sivells Bend, with the one closest to Sivells Bend listed first.
- Sandusky
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sandusky is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Dixie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Gordonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Whitesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Basin Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Basin Springs is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
- Cedar Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
- Sherwood Shores
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sherwood Shores is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Shores
- Sadler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Locust
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Locust is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Collinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gage is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Ethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ethel is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Montague County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sivells Bend, with the one closest to Sivells Bend listed first.
- Illinois Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Illinois Bend is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
- Saint Jo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bonita
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bonita is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Spanish Fort
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Spanish Fort is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
- Hardy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hardy is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Dye
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dye is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Rowland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rowland is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Hynds City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hynds City is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynds City
- Forestburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nocona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carter County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sivells Bend, with the one closest to Sivells Bend listed first.
- Brock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brock is located in Carter County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Lone Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ardmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wilson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dickson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dickson is located in Carter County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
- Springer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Healdton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sivells Bend, with the one closest to Sivells Bend listed first.
- Petersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Jefferson County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Grady
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grady is located in Jefferson County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Cornish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cornish is located in Jefferson County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Ringling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnston County (OK)
- Mannsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Love County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sivells Bend, with the one closest to Sivells Bend listed first.
- Burneyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thackerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jimtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jimtown is located in Love County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Leon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Overbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Orr
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orr is located in Love County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Marshall County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sivells Bend, with the one closest to Sivells Bend listed first.
- Lebanon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Shay is located in Marshall County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
- Madill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Marshall County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sivells Bend, see our County-by-County Page for Sivells Bend.
Cemeteries Near Sivells Bend ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sivells Bend.
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 Sivells Bend - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sivells Bend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sivells Bend, with the one closest to Sivells Bend listed first.
- Bear Head Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- High Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Weaver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arnoldville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burneyville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barlow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Red River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Decherds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Prairieview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- Box Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jimtown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.
Sivells Bend itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 79 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sivells Bend, with the one closest to Sivells Bend listed first.
- Marysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marysville is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Coesfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coesfield is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
- Lindsay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Custer City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Custer City is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
- Balm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Balm is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balm
- Dexter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Illinois Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Illinois Bend is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
- Muenster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Myra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gainesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Callisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Callisburg is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Red Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Red Branch is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sandusky
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sandusky is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Saint Jo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbine is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sivells Bend. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sivells Bend.
Newspapers Published in Sivells Bend ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sivells Bend.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sivells Bend, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sivells Bend.
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 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 Sivells Bend:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Cooke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grayson County
- Montague County
- Carter County
- Jefferson County
- Johnston County
- Love County
- Marshall County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Sivells Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sivells Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |