Welcome to Gapsville ...

Gapsville is located in Bedford County<1>.

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

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

Gapsville is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Gapsville: (814)

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Everett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
  • Everett is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <4>
• Mercersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg
  • Mercersburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercersburg <4>
• Hancock
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Washington County (MD)
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsburg
  • McConnellsburg is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnellsburg <4>
• Saxton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
  • Saxton is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxton <4>
• Broad Top City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broad Top City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
  • Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
• Manns Choice
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manns Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Choice
  • Manns Choice is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Choice <4>
• Woodbury
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <4>
• Hopewell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Hopewell is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <4>

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 for Gapsville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Gapsville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gapsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/