Welcome to Gassaway ...

The town of Gassaway is located in Braxton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gassaway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gassaway has a population of 829 people<2> (see below for details).

Gassaway is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Gassaway: (304) and (681)<4>

The ZIP code for Gassaway: 26624<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gassaway had an population of 829 people. This is a decrease of 8.7% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gassaway had a population of 908 people (which is 6.24% of the total population of Braxton County). This makes Gassaway the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Gassaway represents 0.05% of the total population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 118th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 908 people, the population of Gassaway has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 901 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Gassaway.

Communities Also Named Gassaway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Gassaway - they are located in Kentucky and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Gassaway ...

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

• Glenville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Glenville is located in Gilmer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <6>
• Burnsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Burnsville is located in Braxton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <6>
• Flatwoods
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Flatwoods is located in Braxton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <6>
• Sand Fork
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
  • Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
• Canfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
  • Canfield is located in Braxton County
• Chapel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
  • Chapel is located in Braxton County
• Frametown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
  • Frametown is located in Braxton County
• Rockton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
  • Rockton is located in Braxton County
• Exchange
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
  • Exchange is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exchange <6>
• McNutt
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNutt have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
  • McNutt is located in Braxton 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 Gassaway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gassaway.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gassaway. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Gassaway.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gassaway ...

Looking for more information about Gassaway? 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 Gassaway, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gassaway.

Adding Gassaway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gassaway 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 Gassaway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Gassaway post office opened in 1904.

We also found Gassaway on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gassaway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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