Welcome to Gibson ...

The town of Gibson is located in Scotland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gibson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gibson has a population of 499 people<3> (see below for details).

Gibson is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Gibson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Gibson: (910)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gibson had an population of 499 people. This is a decrease of 7.59% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gibson had a population of 540 people. This makes Gibson the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 540 people, the population of Gibson decreased 7.53% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 584 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Gibson.

Communities Also Named Gibson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 42 communities that are also named Gibson - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas (2), California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri (4), Nebraska, New Mexico (3), New York (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Gibson ...

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

• Laurinburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurinburg
  • Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurinburg <5>
• Rockingham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
  • Rockingham is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockingham <5>
• Bennettsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
  • Bennettsville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennettsville <5>
• Hamlet
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Hamlet is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlet <5>
• Cheraw
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
  • Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <5>
• Maxton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxton
  • Maxton is located in Robeson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxton <5>
• McColl
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColl
  • McColl is located in Marlboro County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McColl <5>
• Dobbins Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobbins Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
  • Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
• Wagram
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagram have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagram
  • Wagram is located in Scotland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagram <5>
• Clio
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
  • Clio is located in Marlboro County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gibson ...

Looking for more information about Gibson? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Gibson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gibson.

Adding Gibson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gibson post office opened in 1896.

We also found Gibson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gibson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Scotland County: www.scotlandcounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/