Gibsonville, California
Ghost town
Gibsonville, California is located in California
Gibsonville, California
Gibsonville, California
Gibsonville, California is located in the United States
Gibsonville, California
Gibsonville, California
Coordinates: 39°44′25″N 120°54′32″W / 39.74028°N 120.90889°W / 39.74028; -120.90889
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySierra
Elevation
5,430 ft (1,660 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code530
GNIS feature ID1658608[1]

Gibsonville is a former settlement in Sierra County, California, United States. Gibsonville is 3 miles (4.8 km) west-northwest of Mount Fillmore. A post office opened in Gibsonville in 1855 and closed in 1910.[2] A former mining town of some 2000 residents, the land beneath the Gibsonville townsite was reworked by gold miners in the 1930s.[3] By 1964, Gibsonville was a "ghost town".[4]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Gold recovery is commenced". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. July 9, 1935. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  4. ^ Bailey, John N. (September 17, 1964). "An adventure in driving". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. Retrieved December 29, 2023.


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