Gapville, Kentucky
Gapville is located in Kentucky
Gapville
Gapville
Gapville is located in the United States
Gapville
Gapville
Coordinates: 37°37′48″N 82°57′33″W / 37.63000°N 82.95917°W / 37.63000; -82.95917
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMagoffin
Elevation
948 ft (289 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41433
GNIS feature ID508065[1]

Gapville is an unincorporated community within Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was established in the community in 1888. Gapville was named for a local mountain pass important to early travel through the area.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gapville, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 113. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.


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