Welcome to Gibbstown ...
Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gibbstown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Gibbstown is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Gibbstown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Gibbstown: 856
Communities Also Named Gibbstown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gibbstown - it's located in Louisiana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gibbstown.
Communities near Gibbstown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gibbstown.
- Philadelphia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Camden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Camden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
- Wilmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yeadon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
- Yeadon is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
- Gloucester City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
- Gloucester City is located in Camden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
- Darby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
- Darby is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <3>
- Lansdowne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
- Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <3>
- Woodbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Woodbury is located in Gloucester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 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 Gibbstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gibbstown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gibbstown. 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 Gibbstown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gibbstown. See our Newspapers Page for Gibbstown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gibbstown ...
Looking for more information about Gibbstown? 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 Gibbstown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gibbstown.
Adding Gibbstown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gibbstown 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 Gibbstown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Gibbstown post office opened in 1882.
We also found Gibbstown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gibbstown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Gloucester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gibbstown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |