Gap Mills, West Virginia

Gap Mills, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
School
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Coordinates: 37°33′44″N80°24′29″W / 37.56222°N 80.40806°W / 37.56222; -80.40806
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Monroe
Elevation	2,342 ft (714 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	24941
Area codes	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1551203 [1]

Gap Mills is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. Established in 1775 and located on West Virginia Route 3 east of Union, Gap Mills has a post office with ZIP code 24941.

Fort Henry commander Abraham Wood sent the first recorded English expedition to reach the area in 1671.

The name of the community is a portmanteau of the natural pass, or "gap" in the adjacent Gap Mountain and two grist mills that were once located there. ^[2]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
2. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 260.