Welcome to Given ...
Given is located in Jackson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Given, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.
Given is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Given lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Given: 304 & 681<3>
Communities near Given ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Given.
- Ravenswood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ripley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Winfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eleanor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
- Eleanor is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <4>
- Buffalo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poca
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poca have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poca
- Poca is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poca <4>
- Racine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Racine is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <4>
- Bancroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Leon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Kenna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Given. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Given.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Given. 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 Given.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Given. See our Newspapers Page for Given.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Given ...
Looking for more information about Given? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Given, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Given.
Adding Given to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Given 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 for Given was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Given post office opened in 1885.
We also found Given in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Given.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Given - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Given area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Given area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |