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 Gibsontown (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 Gibsontown. 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.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Gibsontown is located in Haywood County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Haywood County: Buncombe, Jackson, Madison, Swain, Transylvania, Cocke (TN) & Sevier (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Gibsontown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gibsontown:
- Haywood County (The home county of Gibsontown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibsontown, with the one closest to Gibsontown listed first.
- Canton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Morning Star
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- West Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Bethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cruso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Lake Junaluska
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Waynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Teague ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibsontown, with the one closest to Gibsontown listed first.
- Glady
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Candler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newfound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Enka Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Enka Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enka Village
- Enka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Acton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Sandymush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Leicester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bent Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Emma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- West Asheville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Asheville
- Avery Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibsontown, with the one closest to Gibsontown listed first.
- Holly Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Mills River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Etowah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Shoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Naples
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Naples is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Mountain Home
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sky Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sky Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
- Balfour
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Balfour is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
- Cumberland Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Laurel Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pinehurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pinehurst is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibsontown, with the one closest to Gibsontown listed first.
- Balsam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- Addie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Argura
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Argura is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argura
- East Laport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Tuckasegee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cullowhee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sylva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Dillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Forest Hills has also been known as:
- Forest Hills village
- Village of Forest Hills
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <1>
- Paint Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibsontown, with the one closest to Gibsontown listed first.
- Trust
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Trust is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Spring Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lynch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Marshall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rollins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Walnut
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Petersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Stackhouse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Hot Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mars Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hurricane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Swain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibsontown, with the one closest to Gibsontown listed first.
- Cherokee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Transylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibsontown, with the one closest to Gibsontown listed first.
- Balsam Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brevard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pisgah Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Seven Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Penrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rosman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- East Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Cedar Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Toxaway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
- Sapphire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cocke County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibsontown, with the one closest to Gibsontown listed first.
- Tom Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tom Town is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Naillon ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Naillon is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
- Hartford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nough
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nough is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
- Wolf Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Del Rio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gibsontown, see our County-by-County Page for Gibsontown.
Cemeteries Near Gibsontown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gibsontown.
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 Gibsontown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gibsontown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gibsontown, with the one closest to Gibsontown listed first.
- Bon-A-Venture Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Smathers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Smathers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Canton Community
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Patton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Longs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bon-A-Venture Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Haynes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (472 more) ...
- Crawford Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smathers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Gibsontown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gibsontown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gibsontown, with the one closest to Gibsontown listed first.
- Turnpike
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Turnpike is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Luther
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Luther is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Glady
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Retreat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Retreat is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Cruso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Candler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newfound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Crabtree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crabtree is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Waynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Iron Duff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Duff is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Duff
- Acton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gibsontown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gibsontown.
Newspapers Published in Gibsontown ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gibsontown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gibsontown, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gibsontown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Gibsontown:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Haywood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buncombe County
- Henderson County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Swain County
- Transylvania County
- Cocke County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | 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. |
| <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- Gibsontown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Gibsontown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |