Welcome to Jenny Gap ...
So far, we found very little information about Jenny Gap. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Jenny Gap to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jenny Gap, please Contact Us.
Jenny Gap would have been located within present day Raleigh County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Jenny Gap, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Jenny Gap is 2,140 feet [652 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Jenny Gap is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Jenny Gap was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Jenny Gap was located: 304 & 681<4>
Communities near Jenny Gap ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jenny Gap.
- Beckley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mullens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mabscott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- Sophia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oceana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pineville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rhodell is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Pax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Fairdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
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 Jenny Gap. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jenny Gap.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jenny Gap. 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 Jenny Gap.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jenny Gap. See our Newspapers Page for Jenny Gap.
Adding Jenny Gap to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Jenny Gap 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 Jenny Gap was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Jenny Gap.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jenny Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Raleigh, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jenny Gap - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Jenny Gap area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Jenny Gap area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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