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:
38.8162, -81.1479
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 Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Grantsville. Grantsville lies just to the north northeast of the Gibson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gibson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [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.
- Hays Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Slider Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Slider Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slider Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Arnoldsburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Arnoldsburg Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg Cemetery
- Sycamore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sycamore Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cemetery
- Starcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Starcher Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starcher Cemetery
- Mace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mace Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace Cemetery
- Sturm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sturm Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturm Cemetery
- Barr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Barr Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barr Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hur Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hur Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur Cemetery
- Coon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Coon Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Carpenter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Wayne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wayne Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Cemetery
- Wayne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wayne Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Arnoldsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78326 <5>
- Carpenter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Knotts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Knotts Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Knotts Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Arnoldsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78899 <5>
- Bannon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bannon Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannon Cemetery
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sand Ridge Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge Cemetery
- Roling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Roling Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roling Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- The St. Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79793 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Arnoldsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Beech
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Pink
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Hur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Rocksdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Orma
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Staten
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Russet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Grantsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Graux
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Stumptown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Triplett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Roxalana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Walnut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Shock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Big Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Millard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Oka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Stinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Losie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Normantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Creston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Spencer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mudfork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Lydia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
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 Calhoun 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Calhoun 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 #1696860 (Gibson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1696860 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 237 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Arnoldsburg
- Location given for Gibson Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8162 Lon: -81.147892
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Calhoun, 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 obstructions 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |