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Welcome to Gaymont ...

Gaymont is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gaymont, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Gaymont is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gaymont: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Gaymont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gaymont - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Gaymont ...

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

  • Oak Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Summersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fayetteville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Montgomery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Mount Hope
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 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
  • Glasgow
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Smithers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Pratt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Pratt is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Gauley Bridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gaymont ...

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

Adding Gaymont to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gaymont.

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