A visit to the Gibson 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 Gibson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gibson Cemetery:
34.7684, -87.3672
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gibson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Moulton. Moulton lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Gibson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Gibson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gibson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Westmoreland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Westmoreland Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Mathews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mathews Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
- Fuqua Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fuqua Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Truitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Truitt Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truitt Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sheffield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sheffield Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Cemetery
- Childers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Childers Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childers Cemetery
- Davenport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Dobbins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dobbins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Cemetery
- Sherrod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sherrod Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrod Cemetery
- Nance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Nance Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Cemetery
- Haraway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Haraway Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haraway Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Fuqual Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fuqual Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqual Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gibson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gibson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Red Bank
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Wheeler Dam Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Elgin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Dells Vista Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Rogersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <5>
- Town Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Courtland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Courtland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Confluence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Estep ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Cedar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Corum ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Ford City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Leighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Nitrate City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Comer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Killen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Arkdell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ripley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Poplar Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Lentzville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
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 Gibson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gibson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Courtland
- Leighton
- Rogersville
- Town Creek
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 either 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 Gibson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Gibson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #118926 (Gibson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #118926 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 173 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rogersville
- Location given for Gibson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7684214 Lon: -87.3672441
- 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 Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Gibson 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |