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Welcome to Gage ...

Gage is located in Gallia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gage, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Gage is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gage: 740 & 220<3>

Communities Also Named Gage ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Gage - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, California, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma (2), Texas and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Gage ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.galliacounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Gage, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Gage ...

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

  • Point Pleasant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Gallipolis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Oak Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • South Webster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Rio Grande
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Crown City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Crown City is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Henderson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Vinton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Wilkesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Cheshire
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Cheshire is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 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 Gage. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gage.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gage ...

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

Adding Gage to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gage 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 (so far) for Gage was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gage post office opened in 1900. The Gage post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gage.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Gallia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gage - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Gage area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Gage area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/