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:
36.8854, -82.2765
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 Russell County<2>.
The county seat for Russell County is located in Lebanon. Lebanon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Gibson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 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.
- Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Banner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Banner Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
- Banner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Banner Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
- Saddler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Saddler Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddler Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Dickenson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Dickenson Cemetery is located in Russell County
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- Gose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Gose Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gose Cemetery
- Dickenson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Dickenson Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickenson Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Dickenson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dickenson Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickenson Cemetery
- Gose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gose Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gose Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Bickley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bickley Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Cemetery
- Gose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gose Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gose Cemetery
- Gose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gose Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gose Cemetery
- Minton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Minton Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Cemetery
- Ring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ring Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Reeds Valley Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jessee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jessee Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessee Cemetery
- Couch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Couch Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch Cemetery
- Chafin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Chafin Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chafin Cemetery
- Jessee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jessee Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessee Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Bickley Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
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- Castlewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Saint Paul
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carterton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Dickensonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Virginia City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Creswell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Dwina
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Dante
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Jessees Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Willow Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cleveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Grigbys Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Fugates Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Spring City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Herald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Artrip
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Carrie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Dungannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Craigs Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Coeburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nickelsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
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 Russell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gibson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cleveland
- Coeburn
- Lebanon
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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Russell 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 #1467066 (Gibson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1467066 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: Russell
- Est. Elev: 491 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Paul
- Location given for Gibson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8853825 Lon: -82.2765297
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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 Russell, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |