Gibbs is a village in Wilson Township, Adair County, Missouri, United States. The population was 107 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Kirksville Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Gibbs is located at 40°5′50″N 92°25′2″W / 40.09722°N 92.41722°W / 40.09722; -92.41722 (40.097231, -92.417234). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km), all of it land.
The town of Gibbs was an outgrowth of the Santa Fe Railroad, established in 1886 when the rail lines passed through southeastern Adair County. The name Gibbs was chosen in honor of Frank W. Gibbs, who donated land to the Santa Fe Railroad for the construction of a rail depot and stockyard. At the time of Gibbs’ incorporation in 1894, it was anticipated that the town might become Adair County’s main rail shipping point for the Santa Fe. This hope was bolstered by the fact that the road leading to Gibbs was the first all-weather road in the county. In the late 1800s a…
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