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History · Gibson Township

20% of Gibson Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1945 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
20%homes built before 1940
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Photo: Ruhrfisch · CC BY-SA 4.0

What stands out about Gibson Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Gibson Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Gibson Township, and 5 old place names are still on the map.
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Start Gibson Township’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Gibson Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Mix
1898–1901
Hicks Run
1905–1912
18901960today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Castle GardenHicks RunHuntleyMix RunSinnemahoning
9cemeteries and burying grounds inside Gibson Township
Castle GardenCrumGrove HillHicks RunHuntleyMason HillMixPine StreetWyle

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Gibson Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Gibson Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Gibson Township is a township in Cameron County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 178 at the 2020 census, up from 164 in 2010, which in turn was a decline from the figure of 222 in 2000.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 164 to 181 (+10%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Gibson Township, 1898 to 1945

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1898Post officeThe Mix post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1901Post officeThe Mix post office closes
  5. 1905Post officeThe Hicks Run post office opens
  6. 1912Post officeThe Hicks Run post office closes
  7. 1945On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Gibson Township, decade by decade

Today14 recent
Wykoff Run Road sb entering Gibson Twp., PA, Aug. 20242024Wykoff Run Road sb entering Gibson Twp., PA, Aug. 2024Sinnemahoning, PA UM Church, Aug. 20242024Sinnemahoning, PA UM Church, Aug. 2024Quehanna Highway sb entering Covington Twp., PA, Aug. 20242024Quehanna Highway sb entering Covington Twp., PA, Aug.…PA 555 eb entering Gibson Twp., Cameron Co., Aug. 20242024PA 555 eb entering Gibson Twp., Cameron Co., Aug. 2024PA 555 eb entering Driftwood (1), Aug. 20242024PA 555 eb entering Driftwood (1), Aug. 2024PA 120 eb entering Sinnemahoning, Aug. 20242024PA 120 eb entering Sinnemahoning, Aug. 2024PA 120 eb entering Grove Twp., Aug. 20242024PA 120 eb entering Grove Twp., Aug. 2024Wykoff Run Natural Area Explanatory2010Wykoff Run Natural Area ExplanatoryQuehanna Jet Cell Road2010Quehanna Jet Cell RoadQuehanna Hoover Road Trail2010Quehanna Hoover Road TrailQuehanna Hoover Farm panorama2010Quehanna Hoover Farm panoramaQuehanna Hoover Farm Sign2010Quehanna Hoover Farm SignQuehanna Highway2010Quehanna HighwayQuehanna Wild Area map2010Quehanna Wild Area mapMap
On the map

Gibson Township on the map, 1945 to 1971

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Gibson Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Gibson Township on the 1945 USGS mapGibson Township on the 1971 USGS map1945Driftwood sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Gibson Township.

People over time

Gibson Township, census by census

010020020002020Peak: 222

Between 164 and 222 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Gibson Township’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Gibson Township

Nobody well known was born in Gibson Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Joseph T. McNarneyUnited States Army general · b. 1893
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Joanna ShieldsAmerican businesswomen, vice president and mana… · b. 1962
Nate SestinaAmerican basketball player · b. 1997
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George AlbeeAmerican psychologist · b. 1921
Joe BeimelMajor League Baseball pitcher · b. 1977
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Lee GambleAmerican baseball player · b. 1910
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Benezette TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGrove TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCovington TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townKarthaus TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWest Keating TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLumber TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townShippen TownshipIts storyC−

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (14), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.