Gibson, Mississippi

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

History

Gibson is located along the Kansas City Southern Railway and in 1924 had two general stores and a drugstore.{{cite web |last1=Howe |first1=Tony |title=Gibson, Mississippi |url=https://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Gibson.htm |website=Mississippi Rails |accessdate=August 26, 2023}}

In 1900, Gibson had a population of 27.{{cite book | last = Rowland | first = Dunbar | title = Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form | publisher = Southern Historical Publishing Association | year = 1907 | url = https://archive.org/details/mississippicomp01rowlgoog/page/n5 | volume = 1 | page = 789}}

A post office operated under the name Gibson from 1889 to 1979.{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MS&county=Monroe&searchtext=&pagenum=2 |title=Monroe County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=August 26, 2023}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Monroe County, Mississippi

Category:Unincorporated communities in Mississippi