Welcome to Gibson ...

Gibson is located in Pulaski County<1>.

The location of Gibson 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, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Gibson is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Gibson is within the (501) area code.

Communities Also Named Gibson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Gibson: This one is located in Pulaski County and the other is located in Craighead County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 42 communities that are also named Gibson - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri (4), Nebraska, New Mexico (3), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Gibson ...

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

• Little Rock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Little Rock is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Rock <4>
• Conway
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <4>
• North Little Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Little Rock
  • North Little Rock is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Little Rock <4>
• Sherwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
  • Sherwood is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <4>
• Jacksonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• Cabot
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
  • Cabot is located in Lonoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabot <4>
• Maumelle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumelle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumelle
  • Maumelle is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumelle <4>
• Ward
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
  • Ward is located in Lonoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <4>
• Vilonia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilonia
  • Vilonia is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vilonia <4>
• Austin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Lonoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people

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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gibson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gibson ...

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

Adding Gibson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gibson 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gibson post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gibson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pulaski County: www.co.pulaski.ar.us/

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