Welcome to Mill Gap ...

Mill Gap is located in Highland County<1>.

The location of Mill Gap has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mill Gap, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Mill Gap is 2,530 feet [771 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Mill Gap is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Mill Gap lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Mill Gap is located in the (540) area code.

Communities near Mill Gap ...

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

• Durbin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
  • Durbin is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durbin <4>
• Monterey
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Monterey is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <4>
• Bolar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
  • Bolar is located in Bath County
• Arbovale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbovale
  • Arbovale is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arbovale <4>
• Green Bank
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
  • Green Bank is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Bank <4>
• Burnsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Burnsville is located in Bath County
• Frost
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
  • Frost is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
• McDowell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
  • McDowell is located in Highland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDowell <4>
• Cass
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
  • Cass is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cass <4>
• Sitlington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sitlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
  • Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County (WV)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mill Gap ...

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

Adding Mill Gap to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mill 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 Mill Gap was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mill Gap post office opened in 1853.

We also found Mill Gap in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mill Gap. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Highland County: www.highlandcova.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/