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Gibson, Mississippi

Coordinates: 33°50′24″N 88°41′04″W / 33.84000°N 88.68444°W / 33.84000; -88.68444
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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]

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

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.