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:
37.8492, -90.5432
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 Saint Francois County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Francois County is located in Farmington. Farmington lies just to the southeast of the Gibson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gibson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Gibson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gibson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Nativity Holy Virgin Mary Orthodox Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Workmens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Workmens Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workmens Cemetery
- Murrill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Murrill Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrill Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- The Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #884880 <5>
- Smallpox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Smallpox Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallpox Cemetery
- Leadwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Leadwood Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadwood Cemetery
- Highley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Highley Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highley Cemetery
- Highley McHenry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Highley McHenry Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highley McHenry Cemetery
- The Highley McHenry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highley Cemetery
- McHenry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McHenry Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry Cemetery
- Herod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Francois Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Francois Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francois Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Shaner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shaner Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Yeargain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Yeargain Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeargain Cemetery
- Westover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Westover Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Jennings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings 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 Gibson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gibson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rivermines
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
- Elvins
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
- Flat River
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Park Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Esther
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Esther is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Cantwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cantwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Desloge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leadwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Leadington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wortham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wortham is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Bonne Terre
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bismarck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Doe Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Doe Run is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run
- Settletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- Irondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton Town is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Town
- Farmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mineral City is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Silver Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- French Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Chestnut Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Sprott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sprott is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- French Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 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. The following communities are located in Saint Francois County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gibson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bismarck
- Bonne Terre
- Desloge
- Elvins
- Farmington
- Flat River
- Leadwood
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Gibson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Saint Francois 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 #756095 (Gibson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #756095 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: St. Francois
- Est. Elev: 290 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Flat River
- Location given for Gibson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8492178 Lon: -90.5431809
- 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 Saint Francois, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- 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> | 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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