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:
36.4556, -84.2130
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 Campbell County<2>.
The county seat for Campbell County is located in Jacksboro. Jacksboro lies just to the south 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 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Gibson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gibson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hatfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Broyles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Broyles Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broyles Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- The Valley View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elk Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19667 <5>
- Baird Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Baird Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baird Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Elk Valley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8823 <5>
- Lay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lay Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Cemetery
- Meredith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Meredith Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Cemetery
- Broyles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Broyles Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broyles Cemetery
- Hatmaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hatmaker Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker Cemetery
- Baird Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Baird Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Walden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walden Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Lay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lay Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Cemetery
- Stanfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stanfield Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Ayers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ayers Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Cemetery
- Henry Ayers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Henry Ayers Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Ayers Cemetery
- Melvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Elk Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Stanfill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stanfill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfill
- LaFollette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <6>
- Jacksboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Habersham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Habersham is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habersham
- Straight Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Straight Fork is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Fork
- Caryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jellico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Demory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
- White Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Morley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Norma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- Montgomery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Boy ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Victory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Victory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Lot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lot is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Red Ash
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Ayers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Saxton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Winona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winona is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Smoky Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
- Winfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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. The following communities are located in Campbell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gibson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jacksboro
- Jellico
- LaFollette
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Campbell 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 #1285347 (Gibson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1285347 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: Campbell
- Est. Elev: 428 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ivydell
- Location given for Gibson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4556357 Lon: -84.2129856
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Campbell, 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 drawn 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. |