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:
35.8187, -90.8146
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 Craighead County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gibson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gibson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bishop Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Straw Floor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Straw Floor Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straw Floor Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Temple of Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Love Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Love Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Otwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Otwell Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Otwell Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Jonesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55553 <5>
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Jonesboro Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sharp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Ransome Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Ransome Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransome Cemetery
- The Ransome Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ransom Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55862 <5>
- Rains Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Rains Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Cemetery
- Aldridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Aldridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge Cemetery
- Markham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Markham Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham Cemetery
- Nettleton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Nettleton Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Haven Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The New Haven Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Old Trinity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Old Trinity Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Trinity Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Gibson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gibson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Bono
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Obear ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Jonesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Egypt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sedgwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Weiner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <6>
- Brookland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alicia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Finch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Minturn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Walcott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Light
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Swifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Grubbs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Waldenburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Walnut Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hoxie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Knot
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Trumann
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lake View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
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 Craighead County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gibson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Harrisburg
- Jonesboro
- Swifton
- Trumann
- Walnut Ridge
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 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 Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Craighead 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 #49397 (Gibson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #49397 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: Craighead
- Est. Elev: 111 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Herman
- Location given for Gibson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8186863 Lon: -90.81456
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Craighead, 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- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |