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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:

40.1312, -79.8787

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 Westmoreland County<2>.

The county seat for Westmoreland County is located in Greensburg. Greensburg lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Gibson Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gibson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Holy Name Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Holy Name Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Name Cemetery
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
  • Charleroi Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Charleroi Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleroi Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Belle Vernon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Belle Vernon Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Belle Vernon Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in North Belle Vernon.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44362 <5>
  • Ohar Sholom Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Ohar Sholom Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohar Sholom Cemetery
  • Havely Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Havely Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havely Cemetery
  • Mt. Auburn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
    • The Mt. Auburn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fayette City Cemetery
  • Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Memorial Park is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
  • Horseshoe Bend Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Horseshoe Bend Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend Cemetery
  • Maple Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Maple Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek Cemetery
  • Gregg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Gregg Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Domanick Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The St. Domanick Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Domanick Cemetery
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Monongahela Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Monongahela Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monongahela Cemetery
      • The Monongahela Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Monongahela City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45444 <5>
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Grimes Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Grimes Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
    • Eastern Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Eastern Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Cemetery
    • Gilmore Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gilmore Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Donora.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44920 <5>
    • Highland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • East Salem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The East Salem Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Salem Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Gibson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gibson Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Twilight
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Twilight is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Belle Vernon
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • North Belle Vernon
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • North Belle Vernon is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belle Vernon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
  • Gibsonton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
  • Monessen
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Dunlevy
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lynnwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
  • Charleroi
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Long Branch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Long Branch is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Stockdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Allenport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fayette City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fayette City is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Fairhope
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairhope is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
    • North Charleroi
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • North Charleroi is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleroi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
    • Newell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Newell is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
    • Elco
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Elco is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Speers
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Speers is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Brownstown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownstown is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
    • Arnold City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Arnold City is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
    • Donora
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Donora is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donora <6>
    • Lover
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Lover is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lover
    • Coal Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Black Diamond
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Black Diamond is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
    • California
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Kenneth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Kenneth is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
    • Riverview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverview is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Webster
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Webster is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Sunny Side
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side

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 Westmoreland County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gibson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Westmoreland 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 #1175590  (Gibson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1175590 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: Westmoreland
      • Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Monongahela
      • Location given for Gibson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.1311834     Lon: -79.8786583
      • 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Westmoreland, 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 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.