Gibsonville, California
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. A former mining town of some 2000 residents, the land beneath the Gibsonville townsite was reworked by gold miners in the 1930s. By 1964, Gibsonville was a "ghost town".
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.
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