Gibbon, Washington
Unincorporated community
Gibbon, Washington is located in Benton County, Washington
Gibbon, Washington
Gibbon, Washington
Location of Gibbon, Washington
Coordinates: 46°14′09″N 119°39′42″W / 46.2359668°N 119.6616967°W / 46.2359668; -119.6616967[1]
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyBenton
Elevation
[2]
643 ft (196 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
99350
Area code509
GNIS feature ID1511509[2]

Gibbon is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Washington, United States, between Prosser and Benton City.

View looking west toward Prosser

The community, primarily a railroad junction, was founded as Bender by the Northern Pacific Railway Company in 1884. In April 1896, Bender's name was changed to Gibbon in honor of U.S. Army General John Gibbon who died that same year.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Gibbon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Station Roster Master List: Gibbon". Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Washington Place Names database". Tacoma Public Library. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.


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