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Welcome to Port Gibson ...

Port Gibson is located in Ontario County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Gibson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

A typical abbreviation for Port Gibson: Prt. Gibson

Port Gibson is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Port Gibson: 585

The ZIP code for Port Gibson: 14537<3>

Communities Also Named Port Gibson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Port Gibson - it's located in Mississippi.

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

Communities near Port Gibson ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Gibson ...

Looking for more information about Port 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 Port Gibson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Port Gibson.

Adding Port Gibson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port 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 Port Gibson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Port Gibson post office opened in 1828.

We also found Port Gibson in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Gibson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Ontario, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Gibson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Port Gibson). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Port Gibson or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/