Welcome to Gibraltar ...

Gibraltar is located in Skagit County<1>.

The location of Gibraltar has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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<3>

Gibraltar is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Gibraltar lies within the (360) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Oak Harbor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
  • Oak Harbor is located in Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Harbor <5>
• Anacortes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anacortes
  • Anacortes is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anacortes <5>
• Sedro - Woolley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedro - Woolley
  • Sedro - Woolley is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedro - Woolley <5>
• Burlington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <5>
• Stanwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwood
  • Stanwood is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanwood <5>
• Coupeville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coupeville
  • Coupeville is located in Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coupeville <5>
• La Conner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Conner
  • La Conner is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Conner <5>
• Alexander Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Beach
  • Alexander Beach is located in Skagit County
• Shelter Bay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Bay
  • Shelter Bay is located in Skagit County

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 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.

We also found Gibraltar in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gibraltar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gibraltar. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Skagit County: www.skagitcounty.net/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/