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Gibbons

Ghost town · Autauga County, Alabama

Billingsley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:62,500)
Billingsley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gibbons is a ghost town in Autauga County, Alabama. It is one of 12 former communities in Autauga County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gibbons as a historical populated place on the Old Kingston topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 32.5390° N, 86.5972° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOld Kingston
Elevation366 ft
Nearest living townAutaugaville, AL
Distance to it8.2 miles
GNIS feature ID167094
Coordinates32.53902, -86.59720

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What's there now

Gibbons is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Autaugaville, AL (population 1,119), about 8.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 366 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Gibbons?

Gibbons is in Autauga County, Alabama, at 32.5390, -86.5972.

How many ghost towns are in Autauga County?

Autauga County, Alabama has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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