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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 Gibbsville (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 Gibbsville. 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.

Gibbsville is located in Sheboygan County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sheboygan County: Calumet, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Ozaukee & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Gibbsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gibbsville:

Sheboygan County (The home county of Gibbsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibbsville, with the one closest to Gibbsville listed first.
- Oostburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Oostburg is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostburg
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,082 people
- Ourtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  - Ourtown is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourtown
- Sheboygan Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  - Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Cedar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  - Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- Kohler
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  - Kohler is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Adell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  - Adell is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Waldo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  - Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Sheboygan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  - Sheboygan is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 47,819 people
- Random Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
- Cascade
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  - Cascade is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Johnsonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Plymouth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibbsville, with the one closest to Gibbsville listed first.
- New Holstein
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  - New Holstein is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Hayton
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Hayton is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayton
- Chilton
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Chilton is located in Calumet County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibbsville, with the one closest to Gibbsville listed first.
- New Prospect
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  - New Prospect is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Armstrong
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  - Armstrong is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Graham Corners
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  - Graham Corners is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Corners
- New Fane
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  - New Fane is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fane
- Banner
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Banner is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Saint Cloud
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Saint Cloud is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Kewaskum
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Kewaskum is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaskum
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,296 people
- Campbellsport
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  - Campbellsport is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,811 people
- Dotyville
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  - Dotyville is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
- Calvary
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  - Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Mount Calvary
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  - Mount Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calvary
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Elmore
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  - Elmore is located in Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibbsville, with the one closest to Gibbsville listed first.
- Cleveland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  - Cleveland is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
- Millhome
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  - Millhome is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhome
- Spring Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  - Spring Valley is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Louis Corners
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  - Louis Corners is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Corners
- Rockville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Rockville is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Osman
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  - Osman is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
- School Hill
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  - School Hill is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Hill
- Kiel
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- Newton
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  - Newton is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Northeim
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  - Northeim is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeim
- Steinthal
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  - Steinthal is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinthal
- Saint Nazianz
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  - Saint Nazianz is located in Manitowoc County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nazianz
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibbsville, with the one closest to Gibbsville listed first.
- Sauk Trail Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  - Sauk Trail Beach is located in Ozaukee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Trail Beach
- Belgium
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  - Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
- Lake Church
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  - Lake Church is located in Ozaukee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Church
- Holy Cross
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  - Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Fredonia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
- Kohler
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Waubeka
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
- Port Washington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  - Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
- Saukville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  - Saukville is located in Ozaukee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saukville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,437 people
- Grafton
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  - Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
- Ulao
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  - Ulao is located in Ozaukee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulao
- Horns Corners
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  - Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gibbsville, with the one closest to Gibbsville listed first.
- Fillmore
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Fillmore is located in Washington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Boltonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Boltonville is located in Washington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- Newburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  - Newburg is located in Washington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Saint Michaels
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Saint Michaels is located in Washington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
- Myra
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Myra is located in Washington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Barton
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  - Barton is located in Washington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- West Bend
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  - West Bend is located in Washington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Wayne
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  - Wayne is located in Washington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Aurora
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Aurora is located in Washington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Jackson
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Jackson is located in Washington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
- Cedar Creek
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Cedar Creek is located in Washington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Allenton
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Allenton is located in Washington County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gibbsville, see our County-by-County Page for Gibbsville.

Cemeteries Near Gibbsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gibbsville.

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 Gibbsville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gibbsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gibbsville, with the one closest to Gibbsville listed first.

Gibbsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbsville Cemetery
St. George Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Catholic Cemetery
St. Rose Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose Catholic Cemetery
Jansen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen Cemetery
Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
Moenning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moenning Cemetery
Flader Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flader Cemetery
Sunrise Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunrise Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<1> to the south of Sheboygan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986587 <2>
Hingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham Cemetery
Oostburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostburg Cemetery
St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Sheboygan Falls.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89103 <2>
Farmin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmin Cemetery
Continue List (192 more) ...
- St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Waldo Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo Cemetery

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gibbsville had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Gibbsville, with the one closest to Gibbsville listed first.

Oostburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oostburg is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,082 people
Weedens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weedens is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedens
Hingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hingham is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
Sheboygan Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
Adell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Adell is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
Waldo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
Dacada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dacada is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacada
Sheboygan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sheboygan is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,819 people
Random Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
Cascade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cascade is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
Belgium
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
Continue List (17 more) ...
- Johnsonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Silver Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Silver Creek is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Mosel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  - Mosel is located in Sheboygan County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosel

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gibbsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gibbsville.

Newspapers Published in Gibbsville ...

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 124 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gibbsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gibbsville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gibbsville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Gibbsville:

Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/

Pages specific to Sheboygan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calumet County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fond du Lac County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Manitowoc County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ozaukee County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Sheboygan County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Sheboygan County

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 from Point A (ie- Gibbsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>	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.
<3>	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 Gibbsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.