Welcome to Fancy Gap ...
Fancy Gap is located in Carroll County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fancy Gap, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.
Fancy Gap is 2,890 feet [881 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Fancy Gap is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Fancy Gap lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Fancy Gap: 276
The ZIP code for Fancy Gap: 24328<3>
Communities near Fancy Gap ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fancy Gap.
- Mount Airy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Galax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hillsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dobson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson
- Dobson is located in Surry County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobson <4>
- Fries
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gladesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gladesboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gladesboro
- From Fancy Gap to Gladesboro
- Cana
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cana have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Cana is located in Carroll County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cana <4>
- Drenn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drenn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Drenn
- From Fancy Gap to Drenn
- Lambsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Nester
- From Fancy Gap to Nester
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 Fancy Gap. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fancy Gap.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fancy 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 Fancy Gap.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fancy Gap. See our Newspapers Page for Fancy Gap.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fancy Gap ...
Looking for more information about Fancy 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Fancy Gap, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fancy Gap.
Adding Fancy Gap to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fancy 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 for Fancy Gap was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Fancy Gap post office opened in 1860.
We also found Fancy Gap in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fancy Gap.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fancy Gap - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Fancy Gap). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fancy Gap or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |