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:
35.8323, -82.2021
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 Yancey County<2>.
The county seat for Yancey County is located in Burnsville. Burnsville 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 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Gibbs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gibbs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Westall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Westall Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westall Cemetery
- Autrey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Autrey Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autrey Cemetery
- Ballew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ballew Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballew Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Carroway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Carroway Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroway Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Ballew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ballew Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballew Cemetery
- Grindstaff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Grindstaff Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstaff Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Crisawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Crisawn Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisawn Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lee Fields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lee Fields Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Fields Cemetery
- Bracher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bracher Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracher Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Gragg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gragg Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gragg Cemetery
- Good Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Good Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Edge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Edge Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Cemetery
- Silver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Silver Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cemetery
- Burleson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Burleson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleson Cemetery
- Laurel Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- Collis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Collis Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis Cemetery
- Will Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Will Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will Young Cemetery
- The Will Young Cemetery has also been known as:
- Young Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49106 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Hamrick
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Celo
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Newdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Micaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pensacola
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Little Switzerland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Low Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Murchison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Double Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Grassy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Penland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Burnsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spruce Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Day Book
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Altapass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Dendron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Greenlee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Bakersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rockview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Montreat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Higgins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Red Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
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 Yancey County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gibbs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakersville
- Barnardsville
- Burnsville
- Old Fort
- Spruce Pine
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 Gibbs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Yancey 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 #1011475 (Gibbs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1011475 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: Yancey
- Est. Elev: 861 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Celo
- Location given for Gibbs Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.83234 Lon: -82.2020656
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Yancey, 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' 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'. |
| <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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