8-601: Gibsonia may refer to: Gibsonia, Pennsylvania , an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania Gibsonia, Florida , a census-designated place in Polk County, Florida The works by William Gibson , a late 20th-century/early 21st-century speculative fiction author Gibsonia , a genus of Fungi , published in 1909 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
16-693: Is 1,037 feet (316 m) above sea level. Gibsonia appears on the Valencia U.S. Geological Survey Map. The area is in the Eastern time zone (GMT -5). Gibsonia was named in honor of the Gibson family who settled the area; their original house was demolished in December 2019. The early history of Gibsonia is, naturally enough, interwoven with the history of the Gibson family. About the time of the Civil War , Charles Gibson Jr., built
24-478: Is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Richland Township , Allegheny County , in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania , north of the city of Pittsburgh . It had a population of 2,785 at the 2020 Census. Its ZIP code is 15044. Gibsonia is located in the central and southwest parts of Richland Township, and it is 16 miles (26 km) north of downtown Pittsburgh. The CDP's elevation
32-764: Is located south of Gibsonia in Hampton Township . It is a private, Catholic school serving Pre-K through Grade 12. Gibsonia is also the site of Chatham University's Eden Hall campus, which is used for various environmental studies, and as a community college for Gibsonia. Deer Lakes School District The Deer Lakes School District is a small, suburban, K-12 public school district near Pittsburgh which covers East Deer , Frazer , and West Deer townships in Allegheny County , Pennsylvania . Deer Lakes School District encompasses approximately 41 square miles. According to 2020 federal census data, it serves
40-729: Is mainly located in the Pine-Richland School District , as well as the Hampton Township School District , North Allegheny School District , Deer Lakes School District , and a small portion of the Mars Area School District . According to Greatschools.com, Pine-Richland School District ranks 10/10, Hampton Township School District ranks 10/10, Deer Lakes School District ranks 7/10, and Mars Area School District ranks 9/10 based on academic performance on state tests. The Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh
48-542: The first steam flour mill west of the Alleghenies on Grubbs Road. His granddaughter, Nancy Gibson James, recalls hearing her uncle tell of the farmers riding to the mill with sacks of grain across the saddles. The Gibson family homestead was built by her grandfather, Charles Gibson Jr., in 1839. Just below the former site of the home, near the railroad crossing, still remains the foundation of Charles Gibson's general store. This building, destroyed by fire in 1908, besides housing
56-688: The store was also the first post office in Gibsonia. For about ten years before it burned it was in use as a mission of the Christian & Missionary Alliance Church. The village was linked to Pittsburgh and Butler by the Pittsburgh and Butler Street Railway in 1907. The line closed in 1931, services being replaced by buses along Route 8 . It is the home of the Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum . The area around Gibsonia
64-467: The title Gibsonia . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gibsonia&oldid=1079848802 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Gibsonia, Pennsylvania Gibsonia
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