Our Genealogy Helper
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 Gibson Landing (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 Gibson Landing. 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 Gibson Landing ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Gibson Landing: Gibson Lndg. (or less commonly used: Gibson Lndng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Gibson Landing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gibson Landing.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Gibson Landing is located in George County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of George County: Mobile (AL), Greene, Jackson, Perry & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Gibson Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gibson Landing:
- George County (The home county of Gibson Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibson Landing, with the one closest to Gibson Landing listed first.
- Agricola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lucedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bexley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Howell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Howell is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibson Landing, with the one closest to Gibson Landing listed first.
- McLain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Hillman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Brown Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Leakesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibson Landing, with the one closest to Gibson Landing listed first.
- D'Iberville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Biloxi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coalville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coalville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Wool Market
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- Howison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Howison is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
- Saucier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibson Landing, with the one closest to Gibson Landing listed first.
- Americus ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Wade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Hurley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vancleave
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Big Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
- Coll Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coll Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
- Hickory Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
- Helena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Helena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Latimer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Latimer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Escatawpa
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibson Landing, with the one closest to Gibson Landing listed first.
- McHenry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McHenry is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Wiggins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mobile County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibson Landing, with the one closest to Gibson Landing listed first.
- Wilmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Semmes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Grand Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chunchula
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chunchula is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
- Country Club Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Country Club Village is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
- Gulfcrest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
- Saint Elmo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gibson Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Gibson Landing.
Cemeteries Near Gibson Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gibson Landing.
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 Gibson Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gibson Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gibson Landing, with the one closest to Gibson Landing listed first.
- Gibson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Byrd - Helveston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Refuge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flurry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Steede Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (274 more) ...
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Parker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Gibson Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gibson Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gibson Landing, with the one closest to Gibson Landing listed first.
- Americus ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Three Rivers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Vancleave
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Leaf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leaf is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Escatawpa
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Airey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Airey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airey
- Moss Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ocean Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Orange Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Leakesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wool Market
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Biloxi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pascagoula
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grand Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gibson Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gibson Landing.
Newspapers Published in Gibson Landing ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gibson Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gibson Landing, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gibson Landing.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Gibson Landing:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to George County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Harrison County
- Jackson County
- Stone County
- Mobile County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Gibson Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gibson Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |