Gibsonville ("City of Roses") is a town in both Alamance and Guilford counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

[6] Joseph Gibson (1785-1857), whose father established farming and gold mining operations in Gibsonville as early as 1775,[7] was a local farmer who provided grading services in 1851 for the newly formed North Carolina Railroad (NCRR) Company.

On February 18, 1871, the state legislature issued a charter officially establishing the Town of Gibsonville.

Captain Billy Gilmer owned one of the first stores in town built before 1860, supplying farmers and miners.

Several wooden saloons were also located downtown during the frenzied gold mining days, making Gibsonville a rough and ready town with few restrictions.

The Depot Greens served as a holding area for livestock and agricultural goods being shipped out on the railroad, which was the primary economic purpose of Gibsonville.

Together, these mills transformed Gibsonville from an agricultural shipping station into a vibrant small town with an industrial base.

These civic leaders were responsible for creating the town's telephone exchange, Bank, lumber yard, the Gibsonville Hosiery Mill on Apple Street, multiple, plus several houses.

[14] When the mills closed in the 1980s, the town slowly transformed itself into a commuter residential community for the Burlington and Greensboro metro area.

Gibsonville was named for Joseph Gibson, a prominent Guilford County planter of the antebellum period.

Gibson's Federal-style house remains near Gibsonville and is recognized as a Guilford County landmark property.