Gibisonville, Ohio

Gibisonville is an unincorporated community in Hocking County, Ohio, United States. Gibsonville is located on Ohio State Route 678, 9 miles (14 km) west-southwest of Logan.

Gibisonville, Ohio
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°29′59″N 82°34′00″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Hocking
Township	Laurel
Elevation [1]	1,109 ft (338 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	740
GNIS feature ID	1075914[1]

History

Gibisonville was laid out in 1840.^[2] The community was named for its founders, Samuel and William Gibison.^[3] A post office was established at Gibisonville in 1850, and remained in operation until 1969.^[4]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gibisonville, Ohio
2. History of Hocking Valley, Ohio. Inter-State Publishing Co. 1883. pp. 1133.
3. Maniskas, Judith S. (2011). Logan and Hocking County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 25. ISBN 9780738582894.
4. "Hocking County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 11, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.