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 / 39.74028°N 120.90889°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] |
Geography
editGibsonville is 3 miles (4.8 km) west-northwest of Mount Fillmore.
History
editGibsonville 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]
References
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Gudde (2009) California Gold Camps University of California Press ISBN 9780520261440 p130
- ^ Gilbert, Frank & Whiting, Fenton (1882) Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties Fariss & Smith ISBN 9783385476141 p477
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 491. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ "Gold recovery is commenced". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. July 9, 1935. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ Bailey, John N. (September 17, 1964). "An adventure in driving". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
External links
editPhotographs at Calisphere.org
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