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We found 42 communities that share the name Gibson.
Within Arizona, the name Gibson is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of another 42 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 42 communities, 41 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Montgomery County
This Gibson is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,556 miles [2,504.1 km]<1> to the east of the Gibson that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Gibson.
Arkansas
Craighead County
This Gibson is located in Craighead County and lies 1,280 miles [2,060 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gibson that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Gibson.
Pulaski County
This Gibson is located in Pulaski County and lies 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km] to the east northeast of the Gibson that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Gibson.
California
Shasta County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Gibson [Shasta County].
Florida
Gadsden County
This Gibson is located in Gadsden County and lies 1,676 miles [2,697.3 km]<1> to the east of the Gibson that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gadsden County community of Gibson.
Georgia
Glascock County
This Gibson is located in Glascock County and lies 1,752 miles [2,819.6 km]<1> to the east of the Gibson that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glascock County community of Gibson.
Idaho
Bingham County
This Gibson is located in Bingham County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the north of the Gibson that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bingham County community of Gibson.
Indiana
Lake County
This Gibson is located in Lake County and lies 1,531 miles [2,463.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gibson that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Gibson.
Iowa
Keokuk County
This Gibson is located in Keokuk County and lies 1,288 miles [2,072.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gibson that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keokuk County community of Gibson.
Kansas
Rawlins County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Gibson [Rawlins County].
Trego County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Gibson [Trego County].
Kentucky
Floyd County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Gibson [Floyd County].
Larue County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Gibson [Larue County].
Louisiana
Terrebonne Parish
This Gibson is located in Terrebonne Parish and lies 1,305 miles [2,100.2 km]<1> to the east of the Gibson that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrebonne Parish community of Gibson.
Maryland
Harford County
This Gibson is located in Harford County and lies 2,086 miles [3,357.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gibson that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Gibson.
Michigan
Allegan County
This Gibson is located in Allegan County and lies 1,616 miles [2,600.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gibson that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of Gibson.
Mississippi
Monroe County
This Gibson is located in Monroe County and lies 1,399 miles [2,251.5 km]<1> to the east of the Gibson that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Gibson.
Webster County
This Gibson is located in Webster County and lies 1,366 miles [2,198.4 km] to the east of the Gibson that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Gibson.
Missouri
Benton County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Benton County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Gibson.
Dunklin County
This Gibson is located in Dunklin County and lies 1,327 miles [2,135.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gibson that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunklin County community of Gibson.
Lincoln County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Gibson [Lincoln County].
Pemiscot County
This Gibson is located in Pemiscot County and lies 1,336 miles [2,150.1 km] to the east northeast of the Gibson that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pemiscot County community of Gibson.
Nebraska
Douglas County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Gibson [Douglas County].
New Mexico
Bernalillo County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Gibson [Bernalillo County].
Hidalgo County
This Gibson is located in Hidalgo County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gibson that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Gibson.
McKinley County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Gibson [McKinley County].
New York
Nassau County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Gibson [Nassau County].
Steuben County
This Gibson is located in Steuben County and lies 2,064 miles [3,321.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gibson that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Gibson.
North Carolina
Scotland County
This Gibson is located in Scotland County and lies 1,912 miles [3,077.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gibson that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Gibson.
Ohio
Guernsey County
This Gibson is located in Guernsey County and lies 1,819 miles [2,927.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gibson that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Gibson.
Pike County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Pike County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Gibson.
Oklahoma
Wagoner County
This Gibson is located in Wagoner County and lies 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gibson that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wagoner County community of Gibson.
Ontario
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Gibson.
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna County
This Gibson is located in Susquehanna County and lies 2,132 miles [3,431.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gibson that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Gibson.
Washington County
This Gibson is located in Washington County and lies 1,895 miles [3,049.7 km] to the east northeast of the Gibson that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Gibson.
South Carolina
Charleston County
This Gibson is located in Charleston County and lies 1,891 miles [3,043.3 km]<1> to the east of the Gibson that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Gibson.
Florence County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Gibson [Florence County].
Tennessee
Gibson County
This Gibson is located in Gibson County and lies 1,390 miles [2,237 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gibson that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Gibson.
Texas
Lamar County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Gibson [Lamar County].
West Virginia
Pleasants County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Gibson [Pleasants County].
Wisconsin
Milwaukee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Gibson [Milwaukee County].
Wyoming
Platte County
This Gibson is located in Platte County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Gibson that is located in Pima County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Gibson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gibson ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gibson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gibson and extending to:
Tucson, which is the Seat of Pima County, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could drive a straight line from Gibson to Tucson, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,046 miles [3,292.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 117 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,534 miles [12,124.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,299 miles [13,355.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gibson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gibson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3787, Longitude: -112.8729 In this case, the coordinates for Gibson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Gibson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Gibson could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>
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.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Gibson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.619 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.394 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.609 degrees.