Gapville, Kentucky

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Gapville, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Gapville
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Gapville
Coordinates: 37°37′48″N82°57′33″W / 37.63000°N 82.95917°W / 37.63000; -82.95917
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Magoffin
Elevation
948 ft (289 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41433
GNIS feature ID508065 [1]

Gapville is an unincorporated community within Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was established in the community in 1888. Gapville was named for a local mountain pass important to early travel through the area. [2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gapville, Kentucky
  2. ↑ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 113. ISBN   0813126312 . Retrieved April 28, 2013.


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