Welcome to Pond Gap ...

Pond Gap is located in Kanawha County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pond Gap, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Pond Gap is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Pond Gap: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Pond Gap ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pond Gap - it's located in Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pond Gap.

Communities near Pond Gap ...

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

• Charleston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <5>
• Fayetteville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <5>
• Montgomery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <5>
• Chesapeake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
  • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
• Marmet
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmet
  • Marmet is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmet <5>
• Ansted
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansted
  • Ansted is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansted <5>
• Belle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
  • Belle is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <5>
• Clendenin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
  • Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <5>
• Cedar Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
• East Bank
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
  • East Bank is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people

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 Pond Gap. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pond Gap.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pond Gap. 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 Pond Gap.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pond Gap ...

Looking for more information about Pond Gap? 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 Pond Gap, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pond Gap.

Adding Pond Gap to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pond Gap 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 Pond Gap was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pond Gap post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pond Gap.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/

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