Welcome to Gap Mills ...

Gap Mills is located in Monroe County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gap Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

A typical abbreviation for Gap Mills: Gap Mls. (or less commonly used: Gap Mlls.)

Gap Mills is 2,340 feet [713 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Gap Mills is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area codes for Gap Mills: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities near Gap Mills ...

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

• Lewisburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <5>
• White Sulphur Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs
  • White Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Sulphur Springs <5>
• Ronceverte
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronceverte
  • Ronceverte is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronceverte <5>
• Alderson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
  • Alderson is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <5>
• Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
• New Castle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Craig County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
• Hillsdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
• Captain
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Captain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
  • Captain is located in Craig County (VA)
• Simmonsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
  • Simmonsville is located in Craig County (VA)
• Rockland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Rockland is located in Greenbrier County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gap Mills ...

Looking for more information about Gap Mills? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Gap Mills, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gap Mills.

Adding Gap Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gap Mills 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 Gap Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gap Mills post office opened in 1838.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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