Gap Mills, West Virginia

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Gap Mills, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°33′44″N80°24′29″W / 37.56222°N 80.40806°W / 37.56222; -80.40806 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 code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1551203 [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]

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  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.