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:
34.4168, -87.1922
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 just to the northwest of the Gibson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Gibson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gibson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hampton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Speake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Speake Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speake Cemetery
- Kitchens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Kitchens Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchens Cemetery
- Paff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Paff Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paff Cemetery
- Aldridge Grove Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Simms Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Woodard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Woodard Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Wilborn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilborn Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilborn Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Arbor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Arbor Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Aldridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Aldridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Stover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Stephenson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Oakville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wren
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Moulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Upshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Chalybeate Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Muck City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Mountain Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Cedar Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Grayson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Ellaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Addison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hartselle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Flint City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Trinity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Simpson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Austinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Hillsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Jones' Chapel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Central
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Falkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Leesdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Burningtree Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Moulton Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Hatton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Mount Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
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.
- Falkville
- Hartselle
- Moulton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 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 #159660 (Gibson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #159660 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: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oakville
- Location given for Gibson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4167635 Lon: -87.1922381
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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 obstructions 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> | 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. |
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