A visit to the Gibbs Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Gibbs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gibbs Cemetery:
32.5085, -88.3917
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gibbs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Sumter County<2>.
The county seat for Sumter County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Gibbs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gibbs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Gibbs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gibbs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Morning Star Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Pack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pack Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pack Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Millville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Millville Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Smith Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Anna York Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Anna York Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna York Cemetery
- Sumter Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Home Mission Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Home Mission Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Mission Cemetery
- Lauderdale Springs Confederate - Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- York Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The York Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Cemetery
- Lauderdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lauderdale Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale Cemetery
- Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Cagus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cagus Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagus Cemetery
- Rocks Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rocks Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Chapel Cemetery
- Elmwood Memorial Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gibbs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gibbs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cuba
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- York
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- York is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <6>
- Smith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Boyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Intercourse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Lockhart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Kinterbish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Ward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ward is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Russell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Porterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Livingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Bellamy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Arrington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Emelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Marion is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <6>
- Vimville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Whynot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Sucarnoochee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Derby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Moore Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Sumterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sumterville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Brewersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Daleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Gibbs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gibbs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Livingston
- Marion
- York
- York lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Gibbs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Gibbs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Sumter County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Gibbs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #118922 (Gibbs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #118922 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Sumter
- Est. Elev: 116 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tamola
- Location given for Gibbs Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5084714 Lon: -88.3917
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Sumter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gibbs Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |