Welcome to Gibson Island ...

Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gibson Island, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1932.

A typical abbreviation for Gibson Island: Gibson Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Gibson Island is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Gibson Island lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Gibson Island is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (410), (443)<4> & (667).

The ZIP code for Gibson Island: 21056<5>

Communities near Gibson Island ...

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

• Baltimore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <6>
• Bowie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <6>
• Annapolis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
  • Annapolis is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <6>
• Centreville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  • Centreville is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <6>
• Rock Hall
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
  • Rock Hall is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hall <6>
• Queenstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queenstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
  • Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
• Highland Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
  • Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
• Kimberly Woods Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberly Woods Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly Woods Village
  • Kimberly Woods Village is located in Anne Arundel County
• Arnold
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Arnold is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <6>
• Indian Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Indian Village is located in Anne Arundel 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 Gibson Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gibson Island.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gibson Island. 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 Gibson Island.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gibson Island ...

Looking for more information about Gibson Island? 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 Gibson Island, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gibson Island.

Adding Gibson Island to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gibson Island 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 Gibson Island was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Gibson Island post office opened in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gibson Island.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Anne Arundel County: www.co.anne-arundel.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/