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:
36.9551, -82.5540
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 Wise County<2>.
The county seat for Wise County is located in Wise. Wise lies just to the northwest of the Gibson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Gibson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gibson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Sexton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sexton Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton Cemetery
- Tacoma Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Tacoma Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma Cemetery
- Skeen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Skeen Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeen Cemetery
- Gilliam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Wise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- Hawthorne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hawthorne Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Cemetery
- Laurel Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Laurel Grove Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Esserville.
- Kiser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Kiser Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser Cemetery
- Nash Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Nash Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
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- Laney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Laney Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Easterling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Easterling Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easterling Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Vaughan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Vaughan Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Hillman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hillman Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Cemetery
- Beverly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Beverly Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Cemetery
- Beverly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Beverly Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Cemetery
- Gilliam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Beverly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Beverly Cemetery is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Wise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Esserville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Norton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coeburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blackwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Herald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Kent Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kent Junction is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
- Dungannon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Lano
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Dwina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Darwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Virginia City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Omaha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Appalachia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Stone Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
- Fort Blackmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Big Stone Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haddonfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Haddonfield is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonfield
- Almira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Almira is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Saint Paul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Grigbys Store
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Dante
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dante is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Clintwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
- Osaka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Osaka is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
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 Wise County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gibson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Appalachia
- Big Stone Gap
- Clintwood
- Coeburn
- Norton
- Wise
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 helpful 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 Wise 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 #1483614 (Gibson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1483614 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: Wise
- Est. Elev: 806 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wise
- Location given for Gibson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9551014 Lon: -82.5540436
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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 Wise, 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 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. |