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 Gibson (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 Gibson. 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 and 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.
Gibson is located in Washington County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Allegheny, Beaver, Fayette, Greene, Westmoreland, Brooke (WV), Hancock (WV), Marshall (WV) & Ohio (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Gibson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gibson:
- Washington County (The home county of Gibson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibson, with the one closest to Gibson listed first.
- Sudan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sudan is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudan
- Lover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lover
- Charleroi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Charleroi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Charleroi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleroi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
- Baidland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- Dunlevy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Twilight
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Twilight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Monongahela
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Dunningsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunningsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunningsville
- Long Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Scenery Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibson, with the one closest to Gibson listed first.
- Sunny Side
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Library
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Elizabeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cochrans Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cochrans Mill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mill
- Jefferson Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
- Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
- Jefferson
- Clairton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mendelssohn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mendelssohn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendelssohn
- Bethel Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Pleasant Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lincoln
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Brightwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brightwood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibson, with the one closest to Gibson listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Lynnwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Brownstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fairhope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Fayette City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fayette City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- La Belle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- La Belle is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
- Chamouni
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- Kenneth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kenneth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Arnold City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Alicia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alicia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hiller
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibson, with the one closest to Gibson listed first.
- Clarksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chartiers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Rices Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Lippincott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Stringtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Carmichaels
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fairdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Khedive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- West Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Ceylon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Morrisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibson, with the one closest to Gibson listed first.
- Gibsonton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- Monessen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Belle Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] 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
- Webster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Sutersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smithton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- West Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shaner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- Wyano
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
- Yukon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Herminie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rillton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brooke County (WV)
- Bethany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marshall County (WV)
- Dallas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibson, with the one closest to Gibson listed first.
- Bowlby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Maidsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibson, with the one closest to Gibson listed first.
- Potomac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- Valley Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gibson, see our County-by-County Page for Gibson.
Cemeteries Near Gibson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gibson.
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 Gibson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gibson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gibson, with the one closest to Gibson listed first.
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Clements Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Horseshoe Bend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beallsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grimes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Charleroi Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Scenery Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenery Hill Cemetery
- The Scenery Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962382 <2>
- Continue List (453 more) ...
- St. Hyacinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holy Name Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Gibson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gibson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gibson, with the one closest to Gibson listed first.
- Lover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lover
- Charleroi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Baidland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- Kammerer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kammerer is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kammerer
- Vanceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vanceville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceville
- Scenery Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gibsonton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Monongahela
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Courtney
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Courtney is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Dunningsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunningsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunningsville
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Odell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Odell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Coal Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gibson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gibson.
Newspapers Published in Gibson ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gibson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gibson, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gibson.
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 Gibson:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Westmoreland County
- Brooke County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia County
- Ohio County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | 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 Gibson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Gibson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |