Do you know of Lehigh Gap ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Lehigh Gap. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Lehigh Gap.<1>

Our sources for Lehigh Gap (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Lehigh Gap other than they indicate that Lehigh Gap would be found somewhere in Carbon County, Pennsylvania.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1809 and closed  in 1900.

Communities Also Named Lehigh Gap ...

We found one communities that share the name Lehigh Gap.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Lehigh Gap.

Beyond Pennsylvania.

• Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
  • Lehigh County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Lehigh Gap [Lehigh County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Lehigh Gap ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Lehigh Gap:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Lehigh Gap - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Lehigh Gap.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 42/42448   (Place Name: Lehigh Gap)

County: Carbon     (FIPS State/County: 42/025)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Lehigh Gap) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Carbon County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Carbon County.