Do you know of Glover Gap ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Glover Gap. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Glover Gap.<1>

Our sources for Glover Gap (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Glover Gap other than they indicate that Glover Gap would be found somewhere in Marion County, West Virginia.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Glover Gap ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Glover Gap:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Glover Gap - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

The FIPS database contains an entry for Glover Gap.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 54/32236   (Place Name: Glover Gap (Glovergap))

County: Marion     (FIPS State/County: 54/049)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Glover Gap) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Marion County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Marion County.