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Ghost town in California, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gibsonville is a former settlement in Sierra County, California, United States.
Gibsonville, California | |
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 Illustration of Gibsonville, 1856 | |
  Gibsonville, California  Gibsonville, California | |
| Coordinates: 39°44′25″N 120°54′32″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Sierra |
| Elevation | 5,430 ft (1,660 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code | 530 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1658608[1] |
Gibsonville is 3 miles (4.8 km) west-northwest of Mount Fillmore.
Gibsonville was founded in 1850, named after James Gibson, who guided a group of miners into the area. Population reportedly peaked early at 2000 residents, declining to 700 in 1855[2] then to 200 around 1882.[3] A post office opened in Gibsonville in 1855 and closed in 1910.[4] The land beneath the Gibsonville townsite was reworked by gold miners in the 1930s.[5] By 1964, Gibsonville was a "ghost town".[6]
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