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Welcome to Gapsville ...

Gapsville is located in Bedford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gapsville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Gapsville is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gapsville: 814 & 582<3>

Websites for Gapsville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bedfordcountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Gapsville ...

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

  • Bedford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Everett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mercersburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hancock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Hancock is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
  • McConnellsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Saxton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Broad Top City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Manns Choice
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Woodbury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Hopewell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gapsville ...

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

Adding Gapsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gapsville 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 Gapsville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gapsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bedford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gapsville - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Gapsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Gapsville 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.