Welcome to Gipson ...

Gipson is located in Scott County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gipson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Gipson is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Gipson is located in the (479) area code.

Communities Also Named Gipson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gipson - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Gipson ...

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

• Poteau
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteau
  • Poteau is located in Le Flore County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poteau <4>
• Waldron
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
  • Waldron is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldron <4>
• Heavener
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavener
  • Heavener is located in Le Flore County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heavener <4>
• Mansfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <4>
• Wister
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wister
  • Wister is located in Le Flore County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wister <4>
• Hackett
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackett
  • Hackett is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackett <4>
• Howe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
  • Howe is located in Le Flore County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <4>
• Hartford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <4>
• Huntington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
• Midland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Sebastian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 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 Gipson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gipson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gipson ...

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

Adding Gipson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gipson post office opened in 1887.

We also found Gipson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gipson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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