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Harbison Crossroads, Tennessee

Coordinates: 36°07′15″N 83°51′09″W / 36.12083°N 83.85250°W / 36.12083; -83.85250
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Gibbs
Harbison Crossroads
Gibbs is located in Tennessee
Gibbs
Gibbs
Location within the state of Tennessee
Gibbs is located in the United States
Gibbs
Gibbs
Gibbs (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°07′15″N 83°51′09″W / 36.12083°N 83.85250°W / 36.12083; -83.85250
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyKnox
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
37721, 37918, 37938
Area code865
FIPS codeUS47
GNIS feature ID1281332[1]

Gibbs is an unincorporated community of Knox County, Tennessee, United States, located approximately 10 miles Northeast of Knoxville. Locally known as Harbison Crossroads and located within the Corryton ZIP code, the community traces its name back to the Nicholas Gibbs family that first inhabited the area in the early 1790s.

The location of Harbison Crossroads today aligns with the intersection of State Route 131 and State Route 331 and known locally as East Emory Road and Tazewell Pike.[2]

Gibbs High School, Gibbs Middle School and Gibbs Elementary School are all located on Tazewell Pike, just north of the crossroads. Several gas stations, restaurants, a grocery store and Rural/Metro Fire Station are all found in Gibbs.

References

  1. ^ "Harbison Crossroads, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "State Highway and Interstate List 2003". Tennessee Department of Transportation. 24 January 2003. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)