Welcome to Gibson ...

Gibson is located in Guernsey County<1>.

The pronunciation of Gibson: GIB-suhn<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gibson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Gibson is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Gibson lies within the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Gibson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Gibson: This one is located in Guernsey County and the other is located in Pike County.

Beyond Ohio, 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), New York (2), North Carolina, 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.

• Cambridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <4>
• Barnesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Barnesville is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnesville <4>
• Byesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byesville
  • Byesville is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byesville <4>
• New Concord
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
  • New Concord is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Concord <4>
• Caldwell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Caldwell is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <4>
• Bethesda
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethesda have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
  • Bethesda is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethesda <4>
• Quaker City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
  • Quaker City is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quaker City <4>
• Senecaville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senecaville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senecaville
  • Senecaville is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senecaville <4>
• Pleasant City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant City
  • Pleasant City is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant City <4>
• Freeport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>

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 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 1882.

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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