Do you know of Wymps Gap ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Wymps 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 Wymps Gap.<1>

Our sources for Wymps 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 Wymps Gap other than they indicate that Wymps Gap would be found somewhere in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1880 and closed  in 1906.

Communities Also Named Wymps Gap ...

We found one communities that share the name Wymps Gap.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Wymps Gap is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Wymps Gap in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • West Virginia
    • Preston County
    • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Wymps Gap [Preston County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Wymps Gap ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Wymps 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 Wymps Gap - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

More Orphans in  Fayette 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 Fayette County.