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Welcome to Mount Gay ...

Mount Gay is located in Logan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Gay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Gay: Mt. Gay

Mount Gay is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mount Gay: 304 & 681<3>

The ZIP code for Mount Gay: 25637<4>

Communities near Mount Gay ...

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

  • Williamson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Chapmanville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Man
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Man is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <5>
  • Danville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Delbarton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Matewan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilbert
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mitchell Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
  • Omar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Gay ...

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

Adding Mount Gay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Gay 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 Mount Gay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mount Gay post office opened in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Gay.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Logan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Gay - 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 Mount Gay area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Mount Gay area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Mount Gay). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mount Gay or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/