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Welcome to Gibsonia ...

Gibsonia is located in Gallatin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gibsonia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Gibsonia is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gibsonia: 618 & 730<3>

Communities Also Named Gibsonia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Gibsonia - they are located in Florida and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Gibsonia ...

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

  • Harrisburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Eldorado
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Morganfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Sturgis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sturgis is located in Union County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <4>
  • Shawneetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosiclare
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Ridgway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Equality
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • New Haven
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Raleigh
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gibsonia ...

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

Adding Gibsonia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gibsonia post office opened in 1903. The Gibsonia post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gibsonia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Gallatin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gibsonia - 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Gibsonia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Gibsonia 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/