Gibbon, Washington

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Gibbon, Washington
Unincorporated community
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Gibbon, Washington
Location of Gibbon, Washington
Coordinates: 46°14′09″N119°39′42″W / 46.2359668°N 119.6616967°W / 46.2359668; -119.6616967 Coordinates: 46°14′09″N119°39′42″W / 46.2359668°N 119.6616967°W / 46.2359668; -119.6616967 [1]
Country United States
State Washington
County Benton
Elevation
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643 ft (196 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
99350
Area code(s) 509
GNIS feature ID1511509 [2]

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

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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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Gibbon". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2012-10-28.
  2. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  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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