Gap Mills, West Virginia

Gap Mills, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Gap Mills, West Virginia
Gap Mills, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°33′44″N 80°24′29″W / 37.56222°N 80.40806°W / 37.56222; -80.40806Coordinates: 37°33′44″N 80°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 ID 1553760[1]

Gap Mills is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. Gap Mills is located on West Virginia Route 3 east of Union. The community was established in 1775. Gap Mills has a post office with ZIP code 24941.[2]

The community was so named on account of mills and a mountain gap near the original town site.[3]

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ZIP Code Lookup
  3. 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.


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