Gibbsville is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in the town of
Lima
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,
Sheboygan County
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,
Wisconsin
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, United States. Gibbsville is located on
Wisconsin Highway 32
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northwest of
Oostburg
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. Its population was 512 as of the
2010 census.
History
James, John and Benjamin Gibbs settled Gibbsville in 1836.
A post office was in operation from 1846 to 1907, and a school was in operation from 1900 to 1977.
Notable people
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Henry W. Timmer, Wisconsin State Assemblyman and businessman, was born in Gibbsville.
['Wisconsin Blue Book 1954,' Biographical Sketch of Henry W. Timmer, pg. 64]
References
Census-designated places in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin
Census-designated places in Wisconsin
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