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Mill Gap, Virginia

Coordinates: 38°19′18″N 79°42′14″W / 38.32167°N 79.70389°W / 38.32167; -79.70389
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Mill Gap, Virginia
Mill Gap, Virginia is located in Virginia
Mill Gap, Virginia
Mill Gap, Virginia
Mill Gap, Virginia is located in the United States
Mill Gap, Virginia
Mill Gap, Virginia
Coordinates: 38°19′18″N 79°42′14″W / 38.32167°N 79.70389°W / 38.32167; -79.70389
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyHighland
Elevation
2,533 ft (772 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
24465
Area code540
GNIS feature ID1497017[1]

Mill Gap (also Green Hill, Millgap, or Rucksmanville) is an unincorporated community and small rural village in Highland County, Virginia, United States. Mill Gap is located 9.1 miles (14.6 km) southwest of Monterey, Virginia on Virginia State Route 84.[2] The community is located near a water gap of the same name that separates the ridges of Lantz Mountain and Little Mountain through which the East Back Creek flows.[3][4] As of 2015, the community consists only of a general store and a church, with attached residences.

References

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  1. ^ "Mill Gap". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Mill Gap, Virginia" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "The National Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  4. ^ Morton, Oren Frederic (1911). A History of Highland County, Virginia. Published by the author. p. 10.