Gauley Mills, West Virginia

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Gauley Mills, West Virginia
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Gauley Mills, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°21′41″N80°35′00″W / 38.36139°N 80.58333°W / 38.36139; -80.58333 Coordinates: 38°21′41″N80°35′00″W / 38.36139°N 80.58333°W / 38.36139; -80.58333
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Webster
Elevation
2,047 ft (624 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1551212 [1]

Gauley Mills is an unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia, United States. Gauley Mills is located on the Gauley River, east of Camden-on-Gauley.

The community was so named on account of there being a sawmill on the Gauley River near the original town site. [2]

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  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. 262. Archived from the original on 2016-08-28.