Founded in 1850, Gibsonville was named after the man who led a party of miners into this area. It developed into a thriving community, and by 1855 its population was over 700. In its prime, the town had six dry goods stores, four hotels, three saloons, an express office, community hall, and a Masonic Lodge. The population declined in the later part of the 1800’s, and today all that remains is the town’s cemetery.