Gap Mills, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
37°33′44″N 80°24′29″W / 37.56222°N 80.40806°W / 37.56222; -80.4080624941
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. October 25, 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- ^ 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
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
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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