Gibsonville is a former settlement in Sierra County, California, United States.
Geography Gibsonville is west-northwest of Mount Fillmore.
History 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 1855Gudde (2009) California Gold Camps University of California Press p130 then to 200 around 1882.Gilbert, Frank & Whiting, Fenton (1882) Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties Fariss & Smith p477 A post office opened in Gibsonville in 1855 and closed in 1910. The land beneath the Gibsonville townsite was reworked by gold miners in the 1930s. By 1964, Gibsonville was a "ghost town".
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External links Photographs at Calisphere.org 1889 Gibsonville in Snow 1893 Gibsonville Hotel 1952 Gibsonville