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 Gibsontown (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 Gibsontown. 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 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.
Gibsontown is located in Sullivan County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sullivan County: Carter, Hawkins, Johnson, Washington, Bristol City (VA), Scott (VA) & Washington (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Gibsontown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gibsontown:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Gibsontown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibsontown, with the one closest to Gibsontown listed first.
- Horace ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Kingsport
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kingsport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
- Kingsport is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <3>
- Cherokee Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Borden Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Beechwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beechwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Bloomingdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloomingdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Beartown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Morrison City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
- Orebank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kendrick Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Colonial Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
- Colonial Heights is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <3>
- Rock City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibsontown, with the one closest to Gibsontown listed first.
- Watauga
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Biltmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Central
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Pine Crest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Elizabethton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethton
- Elizabethton is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethton <3>
- Hunter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Siam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Gap Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Hampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Hampton is located in Carter County
- Former name for Hampton:
- Allentown
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <3>
- Buladeen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Woodby Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodby Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Tolley Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibsontown, with the one closest to Gibsontown listed first.
- Jearoldstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Milburnton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Centersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Baileyton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baileyton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyton
- Baileyton is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baileyton <3>
- Rheatown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Afton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Afton is located in Greene County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <3>
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Ottway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Horse Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Bolton Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Pleasant View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibsontown, with the one closest to Gibsontown listed first.
- Willis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Kyles Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Ford
- Kyles Ford is located in Hancock County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyles Ford <3>
- Hawkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibsontown, with the one closest to Gibsontown listed first.
- Rotherwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rotherwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Frisco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Waycross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Mount Carmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Mount Carmel is located in Hawkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <3>
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Block City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Block City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Green Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Church Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Church Hill is located in Hawkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <3>
- New Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Canton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Blossom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Greenland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimneytop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibsontown, with the one closest to Gibsontown listed first.
- Whispering Pines
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Unicoi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicoi
- Unicoi is located in Unicoi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unicoi <3>
- Bumpus Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bumpus Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Erwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Erwin is located in Unicoi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <3>
- Banner Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banner Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Limestone Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Limestone Cove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibsontown, with the one closest to Gibsontown listed first.
- Gray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Gray is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <3>
- Spurgeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Fall Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fall Branch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Branch
- Fall Branch is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,291 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall Branch <3>
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Flourville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flourville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Locust Mount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Locust Mount. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Ducktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Big Sandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Austin Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austin Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Bowmantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowmantown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gibsontown, see our County-by-County Page for Gibsontown.
Cemeteries Near Gibsontown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gibsontown.
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 Gibsontown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gibsontown, with the one closest to Gibsontown listed first.
- Waterman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Neil Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neil Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Childress Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Childress Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Childress Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Groseclose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Groseclose Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Groseclose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dichner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dichner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dichner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- Sevier Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sevier Family Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sevier Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2626734 <4>
- Pierce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Light Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Light Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Light Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Stuffle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stuffle Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stuffle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Kennedy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennedy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (806 more) ...
- Old Kingsport Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Kingsport Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Old Kingsport Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Kingsport Cemetery
- Cloud Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloud Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cloud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Easley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Easley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Easley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Old Kingsport Presbyterian Church Cemetery
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.<5>
While we didn't find Gibsontown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gibsontown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gibsontown, with the one closest to Gibsontown listed first.
- Kingsport
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kingsport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
- Kingsport is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <3>
- Horace ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Eden Ridge ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Ridge
- Eden Ridge is located in Sullivan County
- Bloomingdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloomingdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Rotherwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rotherwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Hemlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Orebank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County
- Butterfly ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kendrick Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Arcadia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Cloverbottom ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverbottom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverbottom
- Cloverbottom is located in Sullivan County
- Samuel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (17 more) ...
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Slaughter ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Fordtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gibsontown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gibsontown.
Newspapers Published in Gibsontown ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gibsontown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gibsontown, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gibsontown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Gibsontown:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //sos.tn.gov/tsla
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Greene County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hancock County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hawkins County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Unicoi County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Carter County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cemeteries of Sullivan County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Tennessee
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gibsontown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sullivan County: www.sullivancounty.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Gibsontown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gibsontown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gibsontown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5512, Longitude: -82.5452 In this case, the coordinates for Gibsontown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |