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:
38.7334, -80.5154
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 Braxton County<2>.
The county seat for Braxton County is located in Sutton. Sutton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Gibson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Gibson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gibson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gregory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gregory Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Flatwoods.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188675 <5>
- Kniceley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Kniceley Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kniceley Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Highwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Highwood Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood Cemetery
- Hamner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hamner Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamner Cemetery
- Hamner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hamner Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamner Cemetery
- Ware Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ware Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Big Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Big Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run Cemetery
- Stone Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Stone Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Run Cemetery
- Newville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Newville Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville Cemetery
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- Pickens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Knawl Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Knawl Creek Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl Creek Cemetery
- Fleming Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Morrison UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Morrison UMC Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison UMC Cemetery
- Chop Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Chop Fork Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chop Fork Cemetery
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ratcliff Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliff Cemetery
- Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens is located between<6> the communities of Heaters and Rollyson. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Rollyson.
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall 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:
- Milroy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Replete
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Falls Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Bulltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Corley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Duffy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Napier
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Palmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Knawl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
- Rollyson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
- Heaters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Flatwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McNutt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Big Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Hacker Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kanawha Head
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Orlando
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Crawford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Lloydsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Sutton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Wilsontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
- Rock Cave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Burnsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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. The following communities are located in Braxton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gibson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Braxton 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 #1539384 (Gibson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1539384 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: Braxton
- Est. Elev: 473 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newville
- Location given for Gibson Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.733434 Lon: -80.5153662
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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 West Virginia's counties, including Braxton, 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 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. |
| <6> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Heaters and Rollyson. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |