The neighborhood of Gibson Drive is a narrow stretch of property that runs parallel to Gallatin Road north of Nashville in the city of Madison. This community is composed of Gibson Drive and Peggy Street and extends south from West Old Hickory Boulevard to West Due West Avenue.
Homes on Gibson Drive are mostly small, ranch style brick homes built in the middle of the twentieth century. The homes are mostly set back off the road by relatively long gravel driveways which are often shaded by mature trees. The properties on the east side of Gibson Drive and Peggy Street back up to the railroad tracks that run behind the businesses on the west side of Gallatin Road.
Residents on Gibson Drive have easy access to the shopping, banking, and dining options on Gallatin Road via W Due West Street and Old Hickory Boulevard. A variety of fast food chains are readily available in this area of Gallatin Pike including a McDonald’s, a Shoney’s, a Pizza Hut, an Arby’s, and a Taco Bell. For further shopping options, residents can travel north a few miles to the Rivergate Shopping area.
There are a variety of churches close to the neighborhood of Gibson Drive including St. Jospeh’s Catholic Church, Old Hickory United Methodist Church, Cornerstone Church, Madison Church of Christ, Bethel Church of the Nazarene, Faith is the Victory Church, Madison First Baptist Church, City Road Chapel United Methodist Church, Ascension Evangelical Lutheran Church, and McFerrin Missionary Baptist Church.
Children living in the neighborhood of Gibson Drive attend schools in the Metropolitan Nashville Public School system of Davidson County.