Gibbon, Nebraska
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Gibbon is a city in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Gibbon had a population of 1,878.
Downtown Gibbon in 2016
Aerial view of Gibbon in 2026
John Gibbon
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John Gibbon was a career United States Army officer who fought in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars.
Gibbon, Nebraska
…had a population of 1,878. Gibbon was founded in 1871 by a group of settlers consisting of many Civil War veterans. It was named for Major General John Gibbon. It was the former county seat of Buffalo County until Kearney was voted the seat in 1874. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has…
John Gibbon
Gibbon (far left) at Lee's surrender at Appomattox (Zoom)
Gibbon and Chief Joseph
John Gibbon's grave at Arlington National Cemetery