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Welcome to Spring Gap ...So far, we found very little information about Spring Gap. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Spring Gap to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Spring Gap, please Contact Us. Spring Gap would have been located within present day Hampshire County<2>. The location of Spring Gap has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Spring Gap, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. While the community is gone, the present day location for Spring Gap is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: The area where Spring Gap was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Spring Gap would have been located in the (304) and (681)<5> area codes. Communities Also Named Spring Gap ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Spring Gap - they are located in California and Maryland. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spring Gap. Communities near Spring Gap ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Spring Gap.
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 Spring Gap. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spring Gap. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Spring 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 Spring Gap. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Gap. See our Newspapers Page for Spring Gap. Adding Spring Gap to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Spring 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 for Spring Gap was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Spring Gap. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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