Do you know of Osborns Gap ???

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

Our sources for Osborns Gap (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Osborns Gap other than they indicate that Osborns Gap would be found somewhere in Dickenson County, Virginia.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Osborns Gap ...

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

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

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

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

The FIPS database contains an entry for Osborns Gap.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 51/59800   (Place Name: Osborns Gap)

County: Dickenson     (FIPS State/County: 51/051)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Osborns 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  Dickenson 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 Dickenson County.