Welcome to Rocky Gap ...

Rocky Gap is located in Bland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rocky Gap, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Rocky Gap is 2,020 feet [616 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rocky Gap: 276

Communities Also Named Rocky Gap ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rocky Gap - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Rocky Gap ...

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

• Bluefield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
  • Bluefield is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bluefield
  • From Rocky Gap to Bluefield
• Princeton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Princeton
  • From Rocky Gap to Princeton
• Bluefield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
  • Bluefield is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bluefield
  • From Rocky Gap to Bluefield
• Narrows
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
  • Narrows is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <3>
• Athens
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Athens
  • From Rocky Gap to Athens
• Rich Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
  • Rich Creek is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Creek <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rich Creek
  • From Rocky Gap to Rich Creek
• Pocahontas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pocahontas
  • From Rocky Gap to Pocahontas
• Bramwell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
  • Bramwell is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bramwell <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bramwell
  • From Rocky Gap to Bramwell
• Matoaka
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matoaka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
  • Matoaka is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
• Anawalt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anawalt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
  • Anawalt is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rocky Gap ...

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

Adding Rocky Gap to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rocky Gap post office opened in 1849.

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

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