Gibbs City

Ghost town · Iron County, Michigan

Iron River quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1898, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gibbs City is a ghost town in Iron County, Michigan, recorded as human settlement in Michigan, United States of America. It is the only former community in Iron County recorded on the federal names register, out of 39 across Michigan.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gibbs City as a historical populated place: 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 46.2258° N, 88.7006° W.

Key facts

Elevation	1,487 ft
Nearest living town	Iron River, MI
Distance to it	9.5 miles
Coordinates	46.22580, -88.70060

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What's there now

Gibbs City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Iron River, MI (population 3,009), about 9.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,487 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Bagdad
ghost town · Forest County · 39.4 mi

Sources and licences

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U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)

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