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:
36.3871, -82.3115
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Jonesborough. Jonesborough lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Gibson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Gibson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gibson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hodge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Shell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Shell Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Cemetery
- Curd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Curd Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curd Cemetery
- Rumbley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rumbley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumbley Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Massengill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Massengill Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Cemetery
- Devault Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Devault Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devault Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Lilly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lilly Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Cemetery
- Saylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Saylor Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylor Cemetery
- Flarity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Flarity Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flarity Cemetery
- Curtis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Mottern Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mottern Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottern Cemetery
- Dempsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dempsey Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey Cemetery
- Peregoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Peregoy Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peregoy Cemetery
- McLaney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McLaney Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaney Cemetery
- Bare Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bare Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bare Cemetery
- Curtis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- Adkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Adkinson Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkinson Cemetery
- Calbaugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Calbaugh Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calbaugh Cemetery
- Kidwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Kidwell Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidwell Cemetery
- Shell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shell Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Watauga
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Austin Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Piney Flats
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Childress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- North Johnson City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Carnegie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Central
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Biltmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Flourville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Johnson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <5>
- South Gate Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Pine Crest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Elizabethton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <5>
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Thom ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Lella ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hunter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Colby ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Spurgeon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Green Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Whispering Pines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Gap Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Sac ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Siam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Cedar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Gray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gibson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bluff City
- Elizabethton
- Johnson City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Washington 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 #1285345 (Gibson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1285345 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 446 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bluff City
- Location given for Gibson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3870497 Lon: -82.3115265
- 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 Washington, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |