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Welcome to Gibbs ...

Gibbs is located in Montgomery County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gibbs: 870 & 327<3>

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)
  • Norman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Oden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Oden is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
    • 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)
    • Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Sims
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sims is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
  • Washita
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Washita is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
  • Pencil Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Story
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
  • Chula
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Chula is located in Yell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula

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 (so far) 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. The Gibbs post office closed in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gibbs.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gibbs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Gibbs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Gibbs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/