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:
36.6412, -83.4185
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 Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Jonesville. Jonesville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east 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 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.
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Kincaid Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Kincaid Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid Cemetery
- Chances Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Chances Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Cemetery
- Dillman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dillman Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillman Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Ealy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ealy Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ealy Cemetery
- Yeary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Yeary Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeary Cemetery
- Edds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Edds Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edds Cemetery
- Ely Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ely Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Estep Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Estep Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
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- Yeary - Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Yeary - Brooks Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeary - Brooks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Yeary - Brooks Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Ewing.
- The Yeary - Brooks Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ayers Cemetery
- Yeary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2540592 <5>
- Fugate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fugate Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugate Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Pillion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pillion Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillion Cemetery
- Bales Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bales Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bales Cemetery
- Shackelford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shackelford Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackelford Cemetery
- McLin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McLin Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLin Cemetery
- Lee Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lee Family Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lee Family Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Rose Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326902 <5>
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:
- Ewing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Pathfork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
- Twila
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Twila is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Mary Alice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Xenophon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Shawanee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Hubbard Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- South Wallins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Wallins Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Callaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Callaway is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Miracle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Miracle is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Varilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Varilla is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varilla
- Calvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Coldiron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harrogate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sneedville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bobs Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Cumberland Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tacky Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
- Tazewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Stoney Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Van
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Van is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Cawood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Harlan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Loyall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Loyall is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Kettle Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Jenson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jenson is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
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 Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gibson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland Gap
- Harlan
- Sneedville
- Tazewell
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 Lee 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 #1467064 (Gibson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1467064 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 440 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ewing
- Location given for Gibson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.641197 Lon: -83.4185181
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Lee, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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> | 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. |
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