Welcome to Gibbs ...So far, we found very little information about Gibbs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Gibbs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gibbs, please Contact Us. Gibbs would have been located within present day Hardin County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Gibbs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891. While the community is gone, the present day location for Gibbs is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: The area where Gibbs was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The Area Code where Gibbs was located: 731 Communities Also Named Gibbs ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Gibbs: This one is located in Hardin County and the other is located in Obion County. Beyond Tennessee, there are 16 communities that are also named Gibbs - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Connecticut, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Missouri (2), North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gibbs. Communities near Gibbs ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gibbs.
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gibbs. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gibbs. 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. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gibbs. See our Newspapers Page for Gibbs. Adding Gibbs to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Gibbs in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Gibbs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Gibbs. Footnotes ...
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