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Welcome to Gibbs Crossroads ...

Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gibbs Crossroads, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Gibbs Crossroads: Gibbs Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Gibbs Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Gibbs Crossroads.

Gibbs Crossroads is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Gibbs Crossroads, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Gibbs Crossroads: 615 & 629<3>

Communities Also Named Gibbs Crossroads ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gibbs Crossroads - it's located in South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gibbs Crossroads.

Communities near Gibbs Crossroads ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gibbs Crossroads.

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gibbs Crossroads ...

Looking for more information about Gibbs Crossroads? 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 Gibbs Crossroads, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gibbs Crossroads.

Adding Gibbs Crossroads to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gibbs Crossroads 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 Gibbs Crossroads was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gibbs Crossroads.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gibbs Crossroads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Gibbs Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Gibbs Crossroads area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.