Welcome to Gibbons ...
So far, we found very little information about Gibbons. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gibbons to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gibbons, please Contact Us.
Gibbons would have been located within present day Autauga County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gibbons, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Gibbons is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Gibbons was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Gibbons was located: 334
Communities Also Named Gibbons ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Gibbons - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Mississippi and Missouri.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gibbons.
Communities near Gibbons ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gibbons.
- Prattville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Prattville is located in Autauga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,500 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prattville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Prattville
- From Gibbons to Prattville
- Millbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Millbrook is located in Autauga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <4>
- Elmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Elmore is located in Elmore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmore <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elmore
- From Gibbons to Elmore
- Coosada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada
- Coosada is located in Elmore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coosada <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coosada
- From Gibbons to Coosada
- Deatsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
- Deatsville is located in Elmore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deatsville <4>
- Autaugaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Autaugaville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- White Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to White Hall
- From Gibbons to White Hall
- Billingsley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsley
- Billingsley is located in Autauga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billingsley <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Billingsley
- From Gibbons to Billingsley
- Lowndesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowndesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowndesboro
- Lowndesboro is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowndesboro <4>
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Independence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Independence
- From Gibbons to Independence
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 Gibbons. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gibbons.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gibbons. 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 Gibbons.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gibbons. See our Newspapers Page for Gibbons.
Adding Gibbons to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gibbons in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gibbons was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Gibbons post office opened in 1895.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gibbons.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Gibbons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Autauga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gibbons - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |