Welcome to Gunville ...

Gunville is located in Mason County<1>.

The location of Gunville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gunville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Gunville is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Gunville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Gunville: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities near Gunville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gunville.

• Point Pleasant
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Point Pleasant is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <5>
• Ravenswood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
  • Ravenswood is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenswood <5>
• Gallipolis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
  • Gallipolis is located in Gallia County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallipolis <5>
• Ripley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <5>
• Winfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <5>
• Middleport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
  • Middleport is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <5>
• Pomeroy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
  • Pomeroy is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <5>
• Eleanor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
  • Eleanor is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <5>
• New Haven
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <5>
• Buffalo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gunville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gunville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gunville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gunville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gunville. See our Newspapers Page for Gunville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gunville ...

Looking for more information about Gunville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gunville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gunville.

Adding Gunville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gunville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gunville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gunville post office opened in 1888.

We also found Gunville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gunville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gunville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/