Gibson County, Tennessee — Historical Maps and Civil Districts

This page collects historical maps of Gibson County, Tennessee, oriented around the county's civil districts. Nineteenth-century Tennessee counties were organized into numbered civil districts for administrative and voting purposes, and many older records — court filings, land transactions, and even some census entries — reference a district number rather than a modern address.

Knowing which civil district a family lived in makes it much easier to connect scattered records across this archive's Gibson County town pages, including Eaton, Dyer, Rutherford, Bradford, Yorkville, the town of Gibson, and Skullbone. Where a specific district is known for a family, cross-referencing it against these maps can help confirm which town or community a record most likely relates to.

Records in This Section

9 records across 2 categories

Civil Districts 1

• An Explanation of the Civil Districts

Towns and Communities 8

• DOWLAND REUNION HELD IN SKULLBONE Transcribed by Dixie Lea Wright
• History of Brazil, Tennessee
• History of Kenton, Tennessee
• History of Trenton, Tennessee
• Mayors of Humboldt by John Blankenship
• Milan
• Neboville Tennessee
• Transcribed by Barry Crocker