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Gibbon is an unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. It is about east of
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on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, near the Umatilla River. Gibbon is a station on the Union Pacific railroad that was named for Major General John Gibbon, who was in command of the
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based in Vancouver, Washington, in 1885–86. At the time the railroad was being constructed, a station at or near Gibbon was named Mikecha, made up from the names of three civil engineers named Mink, Kennedy, and Chalk. At the beginning of the 20th century, the name of the station was changed to Bingham Springs, because it served the Bingham Springs resort, which is east up the Umatilla River. The name of the post office, however, remained Gibbon. Gibbon post office ran from 1892 through 1966. At some point, the name of the railroad station was changed back to Gibbon. Today, Gibbon has an
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mailing address. As of 1940, Gibbon had a school that served both Native American and other children.


Climate

This region experiences warm and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . According to the Köppen climate classification, Gibbon has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, ''Csb'' on climate maps.


Education

The community is served by the
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Historic images of Gibbon
from the Picturing the Cayuse, Walla Walla, and Umatilla Tribes collection of the University of Oregon digital archives
Images of the Union Pacific railroad at Gibbon
from Flickr Unincorporated communities in Umatilla County, Oregon 1892 establishments in Oregon Populated places established in 1892 Unincorporated communities in Oregon {{UmatillaCountyOR-geo-stub