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:
39.2587, -91.1065
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gibbs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Bowling Green. Bowling Green lies just to the northwest of the Gibbs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gibbs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Gibbs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gibbs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Worthington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Worthington Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Cemetery
- Tinsley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Tinsley Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Cemetery
- Oak Grove Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Church Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Church Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Ashley and Whiteside. The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Whiteside.
- The Oak Grove Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2418671 <6>
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Hickerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hickerson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickerson Cemetery
- Jamieson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jamieson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamieson Cemetery
- Copenhaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Copenhaven Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhaven Cemetery
- St. Clement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Clement Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clement Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Old Ashley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Ashley Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ashley Cemetery
- Louisville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Louisville Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Louisville Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Louisville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2260395 <6>
- Brinegar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brinegar Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinegar Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Reynolds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Corner Stone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Corner Stone Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Stone Cemetery
- Lewis - Meriwether Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eolia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Eolia Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Dover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dover Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gibbs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gibbs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cyrene
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Louisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Eolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whiteside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteside is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Calumet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calumet is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Ashley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ashley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Tarrants
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tarrants is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
- Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
- Bowling Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Silex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Corso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Corso is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Sledd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sledd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Paynesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Mackville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Briscoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Louisiana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Curryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Curryville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Olney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Davis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Annada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Annada is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Pike
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pike is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- New Harmony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- New Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Cave
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cave is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 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 Gibbs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gibbs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bowling Green
- Clarksville
- Louisiana
- Silex
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 #718422 (Gibbs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #718422 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cyrene
- Location given for Gibbs Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.258656 Lon: -91.1065293
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Pike, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gibbs 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Ashley and Whiteside. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | 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. |
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