NC Gazetteer

Gibsonville

A town in Alamance County and Guilford County
… town in E Guilford and W Alamance Counties. Alt. 728. Est. 1855 and inc. 1871. Named for Joseph Gibson (1785-1857), local land and slave owner who was active in contracting and grading for the North Carolina Railroad. A station est. about 1 mi. N of his home was named for him and became the town.