*First created in 1813 from Knox County.
*County seat: Princeton.
Located in south western Indiana, with the Wabash River at it's western boundary, and the White River to the north.  Across the Wabash, to the west, is the neighboring state of Illinois.
*Cities, Towns & Communities include: Antioch, Beck, Buckskin, Buena Vista, Crawleyville, Dongola, Douglas, Durham, East Mt. Carmel, Egg Harbor, Fort Branch, Francisco, Gray Junction, Gudgel, Haubstadt, Hazelton, Hickory Ridge, Jimtown, Johnson, Kings, Knowles, Lyles, Mackey, McGary, Miller, Mount Olympus, Mounts, Oak Hill, Oakland City, Owensville, Patoka, Princeton, St. James, Skelton, Snake Run, Somerville, Warrenton and Wheeling.
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• John Gibson (1740-1822) - Acting Territorial Governor of Indiana, July 4, 1800-January 10, 1801 and June, 1812-May, 1813; Gibson County's namesake.
• Visit Gibson County (Tourism)
• Gibson County Chamber of Commerce
• Use the query form, at USGS, to map features including cemeteries, churches, populated places, and more.  Please note that the map town listed with a feature may be used as a map reference for the site, and may not be the town where the feature is actually located...Select a map to see the location of the actual feature.  This database may not be complete, and, as with any database, there may be errors.
• Indiana State Library.
   140 North Senate Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296
• Indiana Cemetery Locator Database
• Indiana Biography Index
• Index of Indiana Marriages Through 1850.
• Images from the County
• County Newspaper Holdings (in Indianapolis)
• countyhistory.com: for Gibson County, by Ronald Branson!
• 1820 Indiana Census Index, by Lori!
• Gibson County Genealogy - by Judy Murphy.
• Gibson County, Indiana Cemeteries
• Terry's Page:  Gibson County Genealogy, by Terry L. Nolcox
• African-American Surnames for Gibson County, Indiana, by Terry L. Nolcox
• An Overview of the Princeton area and Gibson County
• Princeton Daily Clarion - news and guide to annual:
• Guide to Gibson County Communities - Princeton Daily Clarion.
• Government in Gibson County.
• History of Gibson County, Indiana
  
• Churches in Gibson County.
• Communications Mediums in Gibson County, newspapers include:
Princeton Daily Clarion (daily) - 100 N. Gibson St. - Princeton, IN
Oakland City Journal (weekly) - 100 N. Gibson St. - Princeton, IN
The White River News - P.O. Box 127 - Hazleton, IN 47640
The South Gibson Star-Times - 203 S. McCreary St. - Fort Branch, IN 47648
• Agriculture in Gibson County - by Terry L. Keeneth, Purdue Extension Agent.
• Public Libraries in Gibson County
  
• Princeton, Indiana Cyber Crossroads (a Jaycees site)
• City of Princeton, Indiana
  • History and Genealogy
  • Gibson County Genealogy
• Princeton Public Library
  • 124 S. Hart Street - Princeton, IN -   Phone:  (812) 385-446
• Oakland City Public Library
    210 S Main Street - Oakland City, IN  47660 Phone: (812) 749-3559.
• Willard Library, in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, searchable area databases
• Browning Genealogy Database, in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, searchable area obituaries
• Gibson County Health Department (For Birth & Death Records from ca. 1882)
   Courthouse Annex - 800 South Prince Street - Princeton, IN 47670-2664
   Phone:  (812) 385-3831.
• Gibson County Vital Records
• Gibson Circuit Court Clerk (For Marriage, Divorce and Probate Records)
  
   Courthouse - 101 West Main - Princeton, IN 47670  Phone: (812) 386-8401.
 

Barton Township communities include: Buckskin, Mackey and Somerville.


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Center Township communities include: Francisco.  The community of Douglas is situated on the Patoka and Center townships line.


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Columbia Township communities include: Dongola, Gray Junction, Gudgel, Oak Hill and Oakland City.
• Oakland City Public Library
    
• 210 S Main Street - Oakland City, IN  47660 Phone: (812) 749-3559.
  

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Johnson Township communities include:  Haubstadt, St. James and Warrenton.
• Fort Branch - Johnson County Public Library
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Montgomery Township communities include: Antioch, Egg Harbor, Johnson, Knowles, McGary, Mounts, Owensville and Skelton.
• Owensville Carnegie Public Library - Owensville, IN
  

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Patoka Township communities include: Beck, Lyles, Kings and Princeton (the county seat).  The community of Douglas is situated on the Patoka and Center townships line.

• City of Princeton, Indiana
  • History and Genealogy
• Princeton Public Library
  • 124 S. Hart Street - Princeton, IN -   Phone:  (812) 385-4464
• Gibson County Health Department (For Birth & Death Records from ca. 1882)
   Courthouse Annex - 800 South Prince Street - Princeton, IN 47670-2664
   Phone:  (812) 385-3831.
• Gibson County Vital Records
• Gibson Circuit Court Clerk (For Marriage, Divorce and Probate Records)
  
   Courthouse - 101 West Main - Princeton, IN 47670  Phone: (812) 386-8401.

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Union Township communities include: Durham and Fort Branch.  Snake Run is situated at the Union and Barton townships line.


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Wabash Township communities include: Crawleyville, Hickory Ridge and Jimtown.


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Washington  Township communities include: Buena Vista, Mt. Olympus and Wheeling.


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White River Township communities include: East Mt. Carmel, Hazleton, Miller and Patoka.

• Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer.  First Edition, Second Printing.  Yarmouth, Maine:  Delorme.  1998.
• School and Library Atlas of the World.  Fred W. Foster, Ph.D. (Editor).  Sycamore, Illinois:  School and Library Publishing Company.  1982.