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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 Gibbs Grove (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 Gibbs Grove. 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.
Name Variations for Gibbs Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Gibbs Grove: Gibbs Grv.
- While the name of this community is Gibbs Grove, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Gibbs Grove may originally have been Gibb's Grove.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Gibbs Grove might be written as Gibb Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Gibbs Grove is located in Plymouth County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Plymouth County: Barnstable, Bristol & Norfolk.
Below are the counties that are near Gibbs Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gibbs Grove:
- Plymouth County (The home county of Gibbs Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibbs Grove, with the one closest to Gibbs Grove listed first.
- Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rock is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Middleborough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- South Middleboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- North Carver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
- Water View Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Water View Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water View Village
- Namasket Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village
- Lakeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- North Lakeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- Carver
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,762 people
- South Meadow Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Meadow Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Meadow Village
- South Carver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
- Plympton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Plympton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,998 people
- Cranberry Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
- Barnstable County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibbs Grove, with the one closest to Gibbs Grove listed first.
- Buzzards Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Bourne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Monument Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Sagamore Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sagamore Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Beach
- Pocasset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pocasset is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Sagamore
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sagamore is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore
- Cataumet
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cataumet is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataumet
- North Falmouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- Silver Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Sandwich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
- West Falmouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- East Sandwich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sandwich
- Forestdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibbs Grove, with the one closest to Gibbs Grove listed first.
- East Freetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- East Taunton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
- Long Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Clifford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clifford is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Braleys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- Freetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- Raynham Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
- Berkley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- Weir Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Weir Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Village
- Raynham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- Taunton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Acushnet Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
- Dukes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibbs Grove, with the one closest to Gibbs Grove listed first.
- Gosnold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gosnold is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- West Chop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Chop is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chop
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibbs Grove, with the one closest to Gibbs Grove listed first.
- Brookville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Avon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- Holbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
- South Weymouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
- Stoughton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- North Stoughton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stoughton
- Randolph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- Beechwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- East Weymouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
- Canton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,029 people
- Foxborough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- North Foxboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro
- Sharon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibbs Grove, with the one closest to Gibbs Grove listed first.
- Hyde Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- Readville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Ashmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Neponset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Neponset is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Mattapan Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Mattapan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Stonybrook Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibbs Grove, with the one closest to Gibbs Grove listed first.
- Coggeshall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Bristol
(23 miles [37 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
- Warren
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Barrington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Bristol
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Barrington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Annawomscutt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibbs Grove, with the one closest to Gibbs Grove listed first.
- Shawomet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawomet
- Kettle Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Oakland Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Norwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Warwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Newport County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibbs Grove, with the one closest to Gibbs Grove listed first.
- Bliss Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Tiverton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
- Tiverton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
- Adamsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsville is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Tiverton Four Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tiverton Four Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Four Corners
- Portsmouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Little Compton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
- Portsmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Little Compton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Melville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Melville is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Prudence Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibbs Grove, with the one closest to Gibbs Grove listed first.
- Luthers Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Luthers Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Corners
- Carpenters Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
- Darlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- East Providence Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Providence Center is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence Center
- Leonard Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Leonard Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Corner
- Rumford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rumford is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Armington Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Armington Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Corner
- East Providence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
- Kent Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- Pawtucket
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Six Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Six Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
- Central Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Central Falls is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,468 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gibbs Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Gibbs Grove.
Cemeteries Near Gibbs Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gibbs Grove.
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 Gibbs Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gibbs Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gibbs Grove, with the one closest to Gibbs Grove listed first.
- Reed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thomastown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Parish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nemasket Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Central Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakenham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Haskins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (477 more) ...
- Thompson Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Strowbridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McCully Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Gibbs Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gibbs Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gibbs Grove, with the one closest to Gibbs Grove listed first.
- Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rock is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- South Middleboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- Eddyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eddyville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- Middleborough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- North Lakeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- Lakeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Howlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Howlands is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howlands
- North Carver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carver
- Carver
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,762 people
- North Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- South Carver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
- East Carver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carver
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Plympton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Plympton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,998 people
- Tremont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tremont is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
- West Wareham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gibbs Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gibbs Grove.
Newspapers Published in Gibbs Grove ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gibbs Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gibbs Grove, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gibbs Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Gibbs Grove:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Plymouth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnstable County
- Bristol County
- Dukes County
- Norfolk County
- Suffolk County
- Bristol County
- Kent County
- Newport County
- Providence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | 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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| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Gibbs Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gibbs Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |