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:
35.0088, -79.6617
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 Richmond County<2>.
The county seat for Richmond County is located in Rockingham. Rockingham lies just to the southwest of the Gibson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Gibson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gibson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Richmond County
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- Beaver Dam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Rourks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rourks Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rourks Cemetery
- Green Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Green Lake Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Bear Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Hill Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Hill Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- McLean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McLean Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean Cemetery
- Haywood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Haywood Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
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- Ellerbe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ellerbe Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Cemetery
- Northan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Northan Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northan Cemetery
- East Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The East Side Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery
- East Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The East Side Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery
- Marks Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Marks Creek Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Creek Cemetery
- Blue Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Blue Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Cemetery
- Richmond County Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mary Love Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Gibson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gibson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
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- Hoffman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Honey Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Rockingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbins Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Ellerbe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Rockingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Hamlet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yates Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- New Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Steen Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Cordova
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Norman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Silver Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Pinebluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Foxfire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Ghio Scholl Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
- Jackson Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Laurel Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Aberdeen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pinehurst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taylortown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taylortown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- West End
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richmond County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gibson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aberdeen
- Hamlet
- Pinebluff
- Pinehurst
- Rockingham
Websites to help with your 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 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Richmond 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 #985669 (Gibson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #985669 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: Richmond
- Est. Elev: 83 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Millstone Lake
- Location given for Gibson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0087649 Lon: -79.6617166
- 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 Richmond, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |