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°WCoordinates: 37°33′44″N 80°24′29″W / 37.56222°N 80.40806°W | |
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
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ 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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