A visit to the Hibbs 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 Hibbs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hibbs Cemetery:
34.1395, -86.0761
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hibbs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hibbs Cemetery is located in Etowah County<2>.
The county seat for Etowah County is located in Gadsden. Gadsden lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Hibbs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hibbs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Hibbs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hibbs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Happy Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Whitesboro Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Whitesboro Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro Cemetery
- Thrasher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Thrasher Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrasher Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Gilland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gilland Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilland Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Boaz.
- The Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethsaida Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21588 <5>
- Upton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Upton Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton Cemetery
- Mizell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mizell Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizell Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Noble Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Noble Hill Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Hill Cemetery
- Cave Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cave Spring Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring Cemetery
- Duck Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Duck Springs Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Corinth Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hibbs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hibbs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Whitesboro
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Carlisle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Sardis City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Mountainboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Crudup
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Duck Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Ridgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Reece City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reece City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- Yancy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Aurora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Egypt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Bennettsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bennettsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Boaz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Benson ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Black Creek Falls ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek Falls is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Falls
- Keener
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Rodentown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Howelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Ivalee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Alabama City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alabama City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama City
- Rains ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
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 Hibbs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Etowah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hibbs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Hibbs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Etowah 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 Hibbs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #120014 (Hibbs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #120014 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: Etowah
- Est. Elev: 323 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rodentown
- Location given for Hibbs Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1395398 Lon: -86.0760853
- 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 Etowah, 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- Hibbs 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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