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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 Gibbs Hill (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 Gibbs Hill. 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 Gibbs Hill ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

While the name of this community is Gibbs Hill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Gibbs Hill may originally have been Gibb's Hill.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Gibbs Hill might be written as Gibb Hill.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Gibbs Hill is located in McKean County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McKean County: Allegany (NY), Cattaraugus (NY), Cameron, Elk, Forest, Potter & Warren.

Below are the counties that are near Gibbs Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gibbs Hill:

  • McKean County     (The home county of Gibbs Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gibbs Hill, with the one closest to Gibbs Hill listed first.
    • Westline
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Kane
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
      • Kane is located in McKean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <2>
    • Tallyho
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
      • Tallyho is located in McKean County
    • Kanesholm
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesholm
      • Kanesholm is located in McKean County
    • Coontown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
      • Coontown is located in McKean County
    • Freeman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freeman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
      • Freeman is located in McKean County
    • Mount Jewett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Big Shanty
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Shanty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
      • Big Shanty is located in McKean County
    • Hutchins
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hutchins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
      • Hutchins is located in McKean County
    • Lewis Run
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Run
      • Lewis Run is located in McKean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis Run <2>
    • Custer City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
      • Custer City is located in McKean County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer City <2>
    • Degolia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degolia
      • Degolia is located in McKean County
    • Aiken
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aiken. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
      • Aiken is located in McKean County
  • Clarion County
    • Crown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
      • Crown is located in Clarion County
  • Elk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gibbs Hill, with the one closest to Gibbs Hill listed first.
    • Windy City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
      • Windy City is located in Elk County
    • James City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
      • James City is located in Elk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for James City <2>
    • Russell City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
      • Russell City is located in Elk County
    • Wilcox
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Streights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Streights. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
      • Streights is located in Elk County
    • Instanter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Instanter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
      • Instanter is located in Elk County
    • Johnsonburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
      • Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
    • Whistletown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whistletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
      • Whistletown is located in Elk County
    • Hallton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hallton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
      • Hallton is located in Elk County
    • Ridgway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
      • Ridgway is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <2>
    • Lake City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Millstone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
      • Millstone is located in Elk County
    • Saint Marys
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Saint Marys is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <2>
  • Forest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gibbs Hill, with the one closest to Gibbs Hill listed first.
    • Sheffield Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sheffield Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
      • Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
    • Iron City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
      • Iron City is located in Forest County
    • Balltown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
      • Balltown is located in Forest County
    • Marienville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
      • Marienville is located in Forest County
    • Roses
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roses. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
      • Roses is located in Forest County
    • Gilfoyle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
      • Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
    • Trunkeyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trunkeyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
      • Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
    • Redclyffe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Redclyffe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
      • Redclyffe is located in Forest County
    • Fagundus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fagundus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
      • Fagundus is located in Forest County
    • Clarington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jefferson County
    • Schoffner Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
      • Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gibbs Hill, with the one closest to Gibbs Hill listed first.
    • Roystone
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roystone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
      • Roystone is located in Warren County
    • Sheffield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Barnes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
      • Barnes is located in Warren County
    • Donaldson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
      • Donaldson is located in Warren County
    • Hoover
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
      • Hoover is located in Warren County
    • Saybrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saybrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
      • Saybrook is located in Warren County
    • Kinzua ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
      • Kinzua is located in Warren County
    • Big Bend
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Big Bend is located in Warren County
    • Henrys Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
      • Henrys Mills is located in Warren County
    • Clarendon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hemlock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
      • Hemlock is located in Warren County
    • Stoneham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stoneham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
      • Stoneham is located in Warren County
    • East Warren
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Warren
      • East Warren is located in Warren County
  • Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gibbs Hill, with the one closest to Gibbs Hill listed first.
    • Elko ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elko. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Elko has also been known as:
      • Wolf Run
    • Onoville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
      • Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quaker Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
      • Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
      • Tunesassa
    • Limestone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
      • Limestone is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limestone <2>
    • New Ireland ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Ireland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
      • New Ireland is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • New Ireland has also been known as:
      • Irish Town
      • Little Ireland
    • Chipmunk
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chipmunk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipmunk
      • Chipmunk is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Carrollton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carrollton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
      • Carrollton is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • East Randolph
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Randolph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
      • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
    • Randolph
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Estimated population in 2012: 1,273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <2>
    • Four Mile
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Four Mile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
      • Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Rock City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
      • Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Salamanca
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salamanca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamanca
      • Salamanca is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salamanca <2>
  • Chautauqua County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gibbs Hill, with the one closest to Gibbs Hill listed first.
    • Frewsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ivory
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
      • Ivory is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Kiantone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiantone
      • Kiantone is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Busti
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
      • Busti is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Poland Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poland Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
      • Poland Center is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Falconer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falconer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconer
      • Falconer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,235 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falconer <2>
    • Jamestown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,862 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <2>
    • Kennedy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gibbs Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Gibbs Hill.

Cemeteries Near Gibbs Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gibbs Hill.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gibbs Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gibbs Hill, with the one closest to Gibbs Hill listed first.

  • Moriah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lone Pine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Callistus Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Callistus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Callistus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brookston Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Greendale Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greendale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greendale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cherry Grove Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McKean Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highland Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Bridge View Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridge View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridge View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Snyder Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snyder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Irvine Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irvine Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irvine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<7>

While we didn't find Gibbs Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gibbs Hill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Gibbs Hill, with the one closest to Gibbs Hill listed first.

  • Ludlow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Ludlow is located in McKean County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludlow <2>
  • Wetmore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
    • Wetmore is located in McKean County
  • Roystone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roystone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
    • Roystone is located in Warren County
  • Morrison ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
    • Morrison is located in McKean County
  • Sheffield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Saybrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saybrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
    • Saybrook is located in Warren County
  • Barnes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
    • Barnes is located in Warren County
  • Donaldson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
    • Donaldson is located in Warren County
  • Kane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
    • Kane is located in McKean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <2>
  • Westline
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Tiona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiona
    • Tiona is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiona <2>
  • Kinzua ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
    • Kinzua is located in Warren County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Greendale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greendale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
      • Greendale is located in McKean County
    • Brookston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
      • Brookston is located in Forest County
    • Clarendon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gibbs Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gibbs Hill.

Newspapers Published in Gibbs Hill ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gibbs Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gibbs Hill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gibbs Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Gibbs Hill:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gibbs Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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- Gibbs Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gibbs Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7426, Longitude: -78.9125       In this case, the coordinates for Gibbs Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Gibbs Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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