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>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Spring Gap, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Spring Gap is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Spring Gap was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Spring Gap was located: 304 & 681<4>
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.
- Cumberland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <5>
- Romney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- Romney is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <5>
- Carpendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Ridgeley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeley
- Ridgeley is located in Mineral County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeley <5>
- Paw Paw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Paw Paw is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paw Paw <5>
- Capon Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capon Bridge
- Capon Bridge is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capon Bridge <5>
- Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Points is located in Hampshire County
- North River Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North River Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Three Churches
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Keifers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Spring Gap post office opened in 1890.
We also found Spring Gap 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 ...
| <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 Spring 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 Hampshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spring 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 Spring Gap area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Spring Gap area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |