Gauley Mills, West Virginia
Gauley Mills, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Gauley Mills, West Virginia
Gauley Mills, West Virginia
Gauley Mills, West Virginia is located in the United States
Gauley Mills, West Virginia
Gauley Mills, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°21′41″N 80°35′00″W / 38.36139°N 80.58333°W / 38.36139; -80.58333
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyWebster
Elevation
2,047 ft (624 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1551212[1]

Gauley Mills is an unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia, United States. Gauley Mills is located on the Gauley River, east of Camden-on-Gauley.

The community was so named on account of there being a sawmill on the Gauley River near the original town site.[2]

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 262. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016.


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