Do you know of Jennings Gap ???

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

Our sources for Jennings 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 Jennings Gap other than they indicate that Jennings Gap would be found somewhere in Augusta County, Virginia.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Jennings Gap ...

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

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Jennings Gap - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

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

The FIPS database contains an entry for Jennings Gap.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 51/40792   (Place Name: Jennings Gap)

County: Augusta     (FIPS State/County: 51/015)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Jennings 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  Augusta 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 Augusta County.