Map of Gibson city, Georgia

Gibson is a city in Glascock County, Georgia, United States. The population was 663 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Glascock County and home to the Glascock County Courthouse, a National Register of Historic Places listed site.

Gibson’s name was derived from Judge William Gibson, a former Confederate colonel and commanding officer of the 48th Georgia, who donated $500 for Glascock County’s first public building, the courthouse.

Gibson city overview:
Name:	Gibson city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Georgia
County:	Glascock County
Elevation:	348 ft (106 m)
Total Area:	1.04 sq mi (2.69 km²)
Land Area:	1.02 sq mi (2.65 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km²)
Total Population:	630
Population Density:	614.63/sq mi (237.40/km²)
ZIP code:	30810
Area code:	706
FIPS code:	1332748
GNISfeature ID:	0331807

Online Interactive Map

Gibson online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Gibson location map. Where is Gibson city?

Gibson location on the U.S. Map. Where is Gibson city. — Gibson location on the U.S. Map.

Gibson location on the Georgia map. Where is Gibson city. — Location of Gibson in Georgia.

History

Gibson was founded in 1858 as the seat of the newly formed Glascock County. It was incorporated as a town in 1913 and as a city in 1943.

Gibson Road Map

Gibson city Satellite Map

Geography

Gibson is located slightly northeast of the center of Glascock County at 33°13′58″N 82°35′43″W / 33.23278°N 82.59528°W / 33.23278; -82.59528 (33.232737, -82.595301). Georgia State Routes 102 and 171 cross in the center of town. GA 102 leads west 6 miles (10 km) to Mitchell and east 10 miles (16 km) to Stapleton, while GA 171 leads north 13 miles (21 km) to Warrenton and south 24 miles (39 km) to Louisville. Augusta, 44 miles (71 km) to the northeast, is the closest large city.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Gibson has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.7 km), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km), or 1.41%, is water. Rocky Comfort Creek, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Ogeechee River, passes through the northern part of Gibson.