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:
36.8583, -84.6795
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 Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Monticello. Monticello lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west 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 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Gibson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gibson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dodson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Persimmon Tree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pine Tree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Pine Tree Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Cemetery
- Keith - New Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Keith - New Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith - New Cemetery
- Lovell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Lovell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovell Cemetery
- Silas Marr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Silas Marr Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silas Marr Cemetery
- Carrender - Tuttle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bowling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bowling Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Cemetery
- Patience Simpson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thomas Dodson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- G W Dodson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The G W Dodson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for G W Dodson Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Old Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Powell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Powell Cemetery
- Warren - Denney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lee Phillips Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Phillips Cemetery
- Denney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Denney Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denney Cemetery
- Godsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Godsey Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godsey Cemetery
- Kidd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Kidd Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidd Cemetery
- Romer - Keith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Godsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Godsey Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godsey Cemetery
- Shade Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Morrow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- Hardwick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hardwick Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Ritner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Frazer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Mill Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Alpine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Sloans Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Tateville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Burnside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bronston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rankin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Monticello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wiborg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sumpter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Parmleysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Marshes Siding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Northfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Smith Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Whitley City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vinnie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie
- Parnell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Murl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Shearer Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Nancy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Pisgah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Stearns
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ferguson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
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 Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gibson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnside
- Monticello
- Whitley City
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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 #2568811 (Gibson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2568811 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 275 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coopersville
- Location given for Gibson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8582921 Lon: -84.6795234
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Wayne, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |