A visit to the Gibbs 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 Gibbs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gibbs Cemetery:
41.7466, -71.1419
The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Bristol County<1>.
The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Gibbs Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Gibbs Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gibbs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jonathan Slade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- North Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Tree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Oak Tree Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Beth El Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Beth El Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth El Cemetery
- Bowers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Town Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Perry - Deardon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Palmer Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Reed - Mason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mason - Horton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Terry Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Chace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Chace Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chace Cemetery
- Bosworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bosworth Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth Cemetery
- Coldbrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Coldbrook Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook Cemetery
- Cole Brook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eddy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Michael Hathaway Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lawton Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton Cemetery
- Assonet Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dighton Veterans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Unitarian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Gibbs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gibbs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Steep Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bowenville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Somerset
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Swansea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Swansea Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ocean Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Fall River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Village
- Hortonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Globe Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Globe Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Flint Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
- Old Town Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Dighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
- Coggeshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
- West Dighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Westport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Westport is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westport
- Freetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Segreganset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Hixville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berkley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bristol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bliss Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Westport Factory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Braleys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Dighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
- Rehoboth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
- South Rehoboth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth
- Barrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Gibbs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bristol County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gibbs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Assonet - Historic
- Fall River
- Warren
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Gibbs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Bristol 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 Gibbs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #598906 (Gibbs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #598906 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: Bristol
- Est. Elev: 13 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fall River
- Location given for Gibbs Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.746491 Lon: -71.1417115
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Bristol, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gibbs Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <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. |