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Welcome to Sivells Bend ...

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.


Sivells Bend was located

Sivells Bend would have been located within present day Cooke County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sivells Bend, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Sivells Bend: Sivells Bnd.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Sivells Bend for more information about variations on the name of Sivells Bend.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Sivells Bend is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Sivells Bend was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Sivells Bend was located: 940

Communities near Sivells Bend ...

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

  • Gainesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Marietta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Muenster
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lindsay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Thackerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Leon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Leon is located in Love County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <4>
  • Burneyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jimtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jimtown is located in Love County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown

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

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

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

Adding Sivells Bend to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sivells Bend 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 Sivells Bend was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sivells Bend.

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Cooke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sivells Bend - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.