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Welcome to Gauley ...

Gauley is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gauley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Gauley is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gauley: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Gauley ...

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

  • Oak Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Summersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Fayetteville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ansted
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mount Hope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 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
    (15 miles [24.1 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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Smithers
    (7 miles [11.3 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 Gauley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gauley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gauley ...

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

Adding Gauley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gauley 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 Gauley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gauley.

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 Gauley - 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 Gauley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Gauley 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.