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:
37.2579, -81.1184
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 Bland County<2>.
The county seat for Bland County is located in Bland. Bland lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Gibson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Gibson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gibson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Hartwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hartwell Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell Cemetery
- Tuggle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Tuggle Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle Cemetery
- Wimmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wimmer Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmer Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Stowers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stowers Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowers Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Sword Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sword Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sword Cemetery
- Comfort Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Comfort Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Shumate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shumate Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate Cemetery
- Harry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Harry Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harry Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Monte Vista Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Monte Vista Park is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Park
- Stowers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stowers Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowers Cemetery
- Calfee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Calfee Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calfee Cemetery
- Calfee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Calfee Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calfee Cemetery
- Tynes & Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Rocky Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Round Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Edison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edison is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Hicksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Blake ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blake is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Bluefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East River ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Littlesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Johnston Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Bastian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Princeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bluefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Montcalm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Bland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oakvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Flipping
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Nemours
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Yards
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Yards is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Yards
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Yards is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Falls Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Lashmeet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Freeman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Bramwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
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 Bland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gibson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bastian
- Bland
- Bluefield
- Princeton
Websites to help with your 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 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Bland 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 #1483615 (Gibson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1483615 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: Bland
- Est. Elev: 653 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Princeton
- Location given for Gibson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2578961 Lon: -81.1184247
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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 Virginia's counties, including Bland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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. |