Welcome to Gibson ...

Gibson is located in Terrebonne Parish<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 1888.

Gibson is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Gibson: (985)

The ZIP code for Gibson: 70356<4>

Communities Also Named Gibson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 42 communities that are also named Gibson - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas (2), California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), 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.

• Houma
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
  • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <5>
• Thibodaux
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thibodaux have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux
  • Thibodaux is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thibodaux <5>
• Morgan City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
  • Morgan City is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan City <5>
• Patterson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
  • Patterson is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patterson <5>
• Berwick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <5>
• Napoleonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleonville
  • Napoleonville is located in Assumption Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleonville <5>
• Chacahoula
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chacahoula have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
  • Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
• Amelia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
  • Amelia is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amelia <5>
• Morgan City Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan City Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City Beach
  • Morgan City Beach is located in Saint Mary Parish
• Brule
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brule have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brule
  • Brule is located in Assumption Parish

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Gibson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<6>

From that list, the Gibson post office opened in 1888.

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

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.

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