Welcome to Shortt Gap ...Shortt Gap is primarily located in Buchanan County<1>. A portion of Shortt Gap extends into Tazewell County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Shortt Gap, you might consider that their post office opened in 1928. Shortt Gap is 2,420 feet [738 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Shortt Gap is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Shortt Gap lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Shortt Gap: 276 The ZIP code for Shortt Gap: 24647<3> Communities near Shortt Gap ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shortt Gap.
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 Shortt Gap. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shortt Gap. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shortt 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 Shortt Gap. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shortt Gap. See our Newspapers Page for Shortt Gap. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shortt Gap ...Looking for more information about Shortt 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 Shortt Gap, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shortt Gap. Adding Shortt Gap to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Shortt 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 (so far) for Shortt Gap was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Shortt Gap. Footnotes ...
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