Abandoned Record
About Gibbon
Gibbon is a populated place in Grant County, Oklahoma. It is southeast of Manchester and northwest of Wakita.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Gibbon, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Gibbon is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Gibbon
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1955 Enid sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Enid sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1968 Wakita sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Ponca City sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Gibbon
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oklahoma index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Gibbon": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Gibbon, Oklahoma": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q108364299.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).