[2] The county was formed in 1823 and named for John H. Gibson, a soldier of the Natchez Expedition and the Creek War.

[3] Gibson County is located in what was known as "Indian Land": territory that was legally occupied by Chickasaw Native American people.

The Chickasaw Cession, proclaimed on January 7, 1819, eliminated those rights and opened the region to settlement and exploitation by white settlers and speculators.

[4] Soon after the Chickasaw Cession, the first log cabin in what was to become Gibson County had been built by Thomas Fite about eight miles (13 km) east of present-day Trenton.

The county was established by private act on October 21, 1823, and was named in honor of Colonel John H. Gibson[5] who had died earlier that year.

[6] In its early years, Gibson County grew rapidly, chiefly because the land had less dense forest growth than some adjacent areas and was therefore more easily prepared to farm cotton and corn.

[20] Beginning early in 1981, John W. Melton, administrator of the Gibson County General Hospital developed the idea of a “teapot festival;” to draw attention on the rare collection of Porcelain Veilleuses.

The festival has grown into a week long event beginning with a ceremonial Lighting of the Teapots and culminates in the Annual Grand Parade.

An arts & crafts show, antique car exhibition, fireworks, display and street dance highlight the final day of the event.

[21] The West Tennessee Strawberry Festival had been held annually during the first full week of May in Humboldt since 1934.