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:
32.0218, -87.9989
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 Marengo County<2>.
The county seat for Marengo County is located in Linden. Linden lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Gibson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Gibson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gibson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Putnam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Putnam Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Cemetery
- Luker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Luker Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luker Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lucker Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucker Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Mt. Mariah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Mariah Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mariah Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Nanafalia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Nanafalia Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia Cemetery
- Tallahatta Cemetery for Blacks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hoboken Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hoboken Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Old Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Bashan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bashan Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan Cemetery
- Bashi Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bashi Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashi Cemetery
- Pruitt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pruitt Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Red House Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Red House Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House Cemetery
- Lily Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Lily Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Elam Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Elam Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Cemetery
- Aimwell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Aimwell Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell Cemetery
- Geneva Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Putnam
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Morvin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Campbell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Nanafalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Barrons is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
- Aimwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Sweet Water
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Lavaca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Glover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Dixon's Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Moss ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Half Acre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Tompkinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Pennington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Butler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Choctaw City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- West Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Red Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Womack Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Myrtlewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Thomasville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jachin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jachin is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
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 Marengo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gibson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Marengo 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 #118925 (Gibson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #118925 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: Marengo
- Est. Elev: 61 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nanafalia
- Location given for Gibson Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0218176 Lon: -87.998901
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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 Marengo, 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' (or 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |