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Welcome to Gibraltar ...

Gibraltar is located in Skagit County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gibraltar, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

When the people of Gibraltar refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Gibraltarian<2>

Gibraltar is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Gibraltar lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Gibraltar: 360 & 564<4>

Communities Also Named Gibraltar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Gibraltar - they are located in British Columbia, Michigan, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania and Quebec.

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

Communities near Gibraltar ...

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

  • Mount Vernon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Oak Harbor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Anacortes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sedro - Woolley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Burlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Stanwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coupeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • La Conner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Alexander Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Alexander Beach is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Beach
  • Shelter Bay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Shelter Bay is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Bay

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gibraltar ...

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

Adding Gibraltar to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gibraltar post office opened in 1890. The Gibraltar post office closed in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gibraltar.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Skagit, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Gibraltar refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Gibraltar may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gibraltar - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Gibraltar area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Gibraltar area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/