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Welcome to Gamoca ...

Gamoca is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gamoca, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Gamoca is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gamoca: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Gamoca ...

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

  • Oak Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Summersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Fayetteville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Chesapeake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
  • Ansted
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Belle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Belle is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <4>
  • Cedar Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • East Bank
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • East Bank is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Glasgow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gamoca ...

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

Adding Gamoca to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gamoca post office opened in 1903. The Gamoca post office closed in 1951.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gamoca.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gamoca - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Gamoca area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Gamoca area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/