Gibson is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi. Gibson is located west of Aberdeen on Mississippi Highway 8.

Gibson, Mississippi
Gibson is located in Mississippi
Gibson
Gibson
Gibson is located in the United States
Gibson
Gibson
Coordinates: 33°50′24″N 88°41′04″W / 33.84000°N 88.68444°W / 33.84000; -88.68444
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyMonroe
Elevation
259 ft (79 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code662
GNIS feature ID670375[1]

History

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Gibson is located along the Kansas City Southern Railway and in 1924 had two general stores and a drugstore.[2]

In 1900, Gibson had a population of 27.[3]

A post office operated under the name Gibson from 1889 to 1979.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Gibson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Howe, Tony. "Gibson, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  3. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 789.
  4. ^ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2023.