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 Gibeon (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 Gibeon. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Gibeon is located in Northumberland County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Northumberland County: Lancaster, Richmond & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Gibeon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gibeon:
- Northumberland County (The home county of Gibeon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibeon, with the one closest to Gibeon listed first.
- Morrisons Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Lodge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Rainswood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Bundick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Heathsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lara
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Blackwells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Ophelia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Remo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Sunnybank
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
- Reedville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fleeton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
- Caroline County
- Central Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibeon, with the one closest to Gibeon listed first.
- Bowlers Wharf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Dunnsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tappahannock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dunbrooke
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Millers Tavern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Minor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Layton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Lloyds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Occupacia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Beazley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Loretto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibeon, with the one closest to Gibeon listed first.
- Glenns
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Freeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibeon, with the one closest to Gibeon listed first.
- Contra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Crouch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Cumnor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Bruington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- King and Queen Court House
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cauthornville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Walkerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibeon, with the one closest to Gibeon listed first.
- Romancoke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- West Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rumford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibeon, with the one closest to Gibeon listed first.
- Alfonso
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Griffins Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Monaskon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Lankford Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Richtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Merry Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Ottoman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Kilmarnock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millenbeck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Weems
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Irvington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- White Stone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ocran
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibeon, with the one closest to Gibeon listed first.
- Nesting
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- Remlik
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Urbanna
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saluda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Harmony Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Grafton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Hartfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibeon, with the one closest to Gibeon listed first.
- Rich Neck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Farnham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Emmerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Warsaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Downings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Tallent Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Simons Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Simonson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Naylors
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Newland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibeon, with the one closest to Gibeon listed first.
- Griffiths Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Kinsale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Machodoc
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Nomini Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Hinnom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Chiltons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Montross
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Baynesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Potomac Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Leedstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Nash Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Calvert County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibeon, with the one closest to Gibeon listed first.
- Solomons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Olivet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Drum Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Coster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Coster is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Dowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cove View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Brianwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brianwood is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
- Mackall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Cove Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibeon, with the one closest to Gibeon listed first.
- Cobb Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Mount Victoria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibeon, with the one closest to Gibeon listed first.
- Piney Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tall Timbers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Lee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Drayden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
- Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Breton Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
- Dameron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
- Saint Marys City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Coltons Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Callaway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Great Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gibeon, see our County-by-County Page for Gibeon.
Cemeteries Near Gibeon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gibeon.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Gibeon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gibeon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gibeon, with the one closest to Gibeon listed first.
- Gibeon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Totuskey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lyells Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Farnham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (114 more) ...
- Yeocomico Episcopal Churchyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cobham Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Gibeon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gibeon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gibeon, with the one closest to Gibeon listed first.
- Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Village is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Haynesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haynesville is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
- Oldhams
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oldhams is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldhams
- Lodge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Kinsale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farnham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Lottsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Emmerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Tucker Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Lyells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lyells is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyells
- Hague
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bundick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Warsaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ivondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ivondale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivondale
- Downings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gibeon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gibeon.
Newspapers Published in Gibeon ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gibeon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gibeon, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gibeon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Gibeon:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Northumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Essex County
- Gloucester County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Lancaster County
- Middlesex County
- Richmond County
- Westmoreland County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Saint Mary's County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Gibeon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Gibeon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |