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Gibson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census , the population was 50,429. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Trenton . [ 2 ]
Gibson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 50,429. Its county seat is Trenton. The county was formed in 1823 and named for John H. Gibson, a soldier of the Natchez Expedition and the Creek War.
- Etymology - Origin of Gibson County Name
- History of Gibson County
- Geography: Land and Water
- Education
Named in honor of John H. Gibson (? - 1823), who served with distinction under Andrew Jackson in the Natchez Expedition (1812-1813) and in the Creek Wars.
Created 1823 from Indian lands; named in honor of John H. Gibson (? - 1823), who served with distinction under Andrew Jackson in the Natchez Expedition (1812-1813) and in the Creek Wars. Gibson County was formed in 1823 from Indian lands (Private Acts of Tennessee 1823, Chapter 111). Gibson County is located in what was known as "Indian Land": terr...
As reported by the Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 604 square miles (1,563 km2), of which, 603 square miles (1,561 km2) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 km2) of it (0.15%) is water.
Gibson County has five special school districts: Bradford, Gibson County, Humboldt, Milan and Trenton. Each district has its own school board and director of schools. There are six high schools in the county.
Trenton serves as the county seat. The county was named after John H. Gibson, a soldier in the Natchez Expedition and the Creek War, and was established in 1823. The county has a total area of 604 square miles (1,560 km2), of which 603 square miles (1,560 km2) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) (0.2%) is water, according to the United States Census Bureau.
Gibson County. The Gibson County Courthouse. Teapots line the walls of the Trenton city hall. When you think of Trenton, Tennessee, you should think of teapots. A native of Trenton named Dr. Frederick Freed liked collecting fancy teapots (to be specific, he liked collecting porcelain veilleuses, teapots made between 1750 and 1860). Dr.
County History. Gibson County is located in West Tennessee, one of the state's three "grand divisions," and was created in 1823 from the Chickasaw Indian Cession, and is named in honor of John H. Gibson. The county seat is Trenton. The first white settlement was made in 1819 by Thomas Fite and his brother-in-law John Spencer and James F. Randolph.
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Welcome To Gibson County Located in Northwest Tennessee, Gibson County encompasses ten communities that demonstrate the work ethic and pride of rural Tennessee. The heart and county seat of Gibson County is Trenton which features so much historical architecture that the town itself was added to The National Register of Historical Places in 1982.
