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Welcome to Gibson ...

Gibson is located in Steuben County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gibson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1847.

Gibson is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Gibson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Gibson: 607

Communities Also Named Gibson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Gibson: This one is located in Steuben County and the other is located in Nassau County.

Beyond New York, 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), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri (4), Nebraska, New Mexico (3), 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.

  • Elmira
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Horseheads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Elmira Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Painted Post
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Watkins Glen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
    • Former names for Watkins Glen:
    • Jefferson
    • Salubria
    • Watkins
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <3>
  • Elkland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Elkland is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <3>
  • Addison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Montour Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Savona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tioga
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Tioga is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <3>

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gibson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 (so far) for Gibson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Gibson post office opened in 1847. The Gibson post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gibson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Steuben, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gibson - 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>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/