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Gap Mills, West Virginia

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Gap Mills, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
School
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Gap Mills, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Gap Mills, West Virginia
Gap Mills, West Virginia
Gap Mills, West Virginia is located in the United States
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; -80.40806
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMonroe
Elevation
2,342 ft (714 m)
Time zoneUTC-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]

References

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  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.


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