Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Gibsonia (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Gibsonia. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Gibsonia is located in Gallatin County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gallatin County: Hamilton, Hardin, Saline, White, Posey (IN) & Union (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Gibsonia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gibsonia:
- Gallatin County (The home county of Gibsonia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibsonia, with the one closest to Gibsonia listed first.
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lawler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Shawneetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Shawneetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Equality
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Inman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Omaha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Haven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibsonia, with the one closest to Gibsonia listed first.
- Broughton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walpole
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Dale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibsonia, with the one closest to Gibsonia listed first.
- Karbers Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Saline Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Lamb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Elizabethtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cave-In-Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Rosiclare
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Shetlerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibsonia, with the one closest to Gibsonia listed first.
- New Burnside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ozark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Simpson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reynoldsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibsonia, with the one closest to Gibsonia listed first.
- Herod
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Leisure City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Lusk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lusk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Eddyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Golconda
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- McCormick
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Glendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Dixon Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Bay City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bay City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibsonia, with the one closest to Gibsonia listed first.
- Cottage Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Eldorado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Muddy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saline City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Wasson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wasson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Gaskins City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Mitchellsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Harrisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Texas City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Texas City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Buena Vista
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Ledford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibsonia, with the one closest to Gibsonia listed first.
- Roland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Roland is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Herald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Norris City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Emma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stokes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Maunie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibsonia, with the one closest to Gibsonia listed first.
- Hartford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Corinth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Posey County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibsonia, with the one closest to Gibsonia listed first.
- Hovey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Mount Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Savah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Savah is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
- Crittenden County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibsonia, with the one closest to Gibsonia listed first.
- Tolu
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Sheridan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
- Crayne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Piney Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Henderson County (KY)
- Smith Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Livingston County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibsonia, with the one closest to Gibsonia listed first.
- Carrsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Lola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lola is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Hampton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
- Burna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burna is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Union County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibsonia, with the one closest to Gibsonia listed first.
- Dekoven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dekoven is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Raleigh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Grangertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grangertown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Sturgis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chapman is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Morganfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Uniontown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Sullivan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Breckinridge Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Flournoy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Flournoy is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Hitesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hitesville is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Waverly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Webster County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibsonia, with the one closest to Gibsonia listed first.
- Blackford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blackford is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- West Wheatcroft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Wheatcroft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Clay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,091 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <1>
- Free Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Free Union is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gibsonia, see our County-by-County Page for Gibsonia.
Cemeteries Near Gibsonia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gibsonia.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Gibsonia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gibsonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gibsonia, with the one closest to Gibsonia listed first.
- Leamington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Earnshaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hogan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kanady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Leavell Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McPherson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stanley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McGhee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (395 more) ...
- Waters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mathews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Gibsonia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gibsonia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gibsonia, with the one closest to Gibsonia listed first.
- Leamington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Leamington is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leamington
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Sparks Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sparks Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Hill
- Kedron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kedron is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Lawler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Karbers Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shawneetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Equality
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Hicks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Lamb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ridgway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Somerset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Somerset is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Peters Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Peters Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gibsonia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gibsonia.
Newspapers Published in Gibsonia ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gibsonia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gibsonia, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gibsonia.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Gibsonia:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Gallatin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hamilton County
- Hardin County
- Johnson County
- Pope County
- Saline County
- White County
- Williamson County
- Posey County
- Crittenden County
- Henderson County
- Livingston County
- Union County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gibsonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Gibsonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |