Gap Mills, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

Gap Mills, West Virginia

Unincorporated community

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Gap Mills, West Virginia

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Gap Mills, West Virginia

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Coordinates: 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| 1551203[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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Municipalities and communities of Monroe County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: Union

Towns|

* Alderson‡
* Peterstown
* Union

Monroe County map

Unincorporated
communities|

* Assurance
* Ballard
* Ballengee‡
* Bozoo
* Cashmere
* Centennial
* Cloverdale
* Creamery
* Crimson Springs
* Dorr
* Elmhurst
* Gap Mills
* Gates
* Glace
* Greenville
* Hillsdale
* Hollywood
* Johnson Crossroads
* Keenan
* Knobs
* Laurel Branch
* Lillydale
* Lindside
* McGlone
* Monitor
* Nickells Mill
* Patton‡
* Pedro
* Pickaway
* Raines Corner
* Red Sulphur Springs
* Rock Camp
* Roxalia
* Salt Sulphur Springs
* Sarton
* Secondcreek
* Sinks Grove
* Sweet Springs
* Waiteville
* Wayside
* Wikel
* Willow Bend
* Wolfcreek
* Zenith

Ghost town|

* Indian Creek

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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