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Welcome to Indian Gap ...

Indian Gap is located

Indian Gap is located in Hamilton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Indian Gap, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Indian Gap is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Indian Gap lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Indian Gap: 254

Communities Also Named Indian Gap ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Indian Gap - they are located in Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Indian Gap ...

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

  • Comanche
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamilton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Goldthwaite
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gustine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mullin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pottsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Priddy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Energy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Newburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Newburg is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
  • McGirk ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Indian Gap ...

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

Adding Indian Gap to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Indian Gap 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 Indian Gap was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Indian Gap post office opened in 1879. The Indian Gap post office closed in 1972.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Indian Gap.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hamilton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Indian Gap - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/