Welcome to Gibbs ...

Gibbs is located in Montgomery County<1>.

The location of Gibbs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gibbs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Gibbs is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Gibbs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Gibbs is located in the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Gibbs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Gibbs - they are located in British Columbia, Connecticut, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Missouri (2), North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee (2) and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gibbs.

Communities near Gibbs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gibbs.

• Mount Ida
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
  • Mount Ida is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ida <4>
• Norman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Norman is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <4>
• Oden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
  • Oden is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oden <4>
• Black Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
  • Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
• Sims
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
  • Sims is located in Montgomery County
• Washita
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
  • Washita is located in Montgomery County
• Pencil Bluff
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pencil Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencil Bluff
  • Pencil Bluff is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pencil Bluff <4>
• Story
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
  • Story is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Story <4>
• Whitetown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
  • Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
• Fannie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
  • Fannie is located in Montgomery County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gibbs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gibbs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gibbs. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gibbs.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gibbs. See our Newspapers Page for Gibbs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gibbs ...

Looking for more information about Gibbs? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gibbs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gibbs.

Adding Gibbs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gibbs in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gibbs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gibbs post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gibbs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gibbs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/