Short Gap, West Virginia

Short Gap is an unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States, located at the intersection of Routes 956 and 28; approximately eight miles from Cumberland, Maryland. The community is home to Frankfort High School, as well as Frankfort Middle School, which serve the northern part of Mineral County, including students from the towns of Ridgeley and Fort Ashby. The ZIP codes for Short Gap are 26753 (Ridgeley, WV) and 26726 (Keyser, WV).

Short Gap
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°32′37″N 78°48′40″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Mineral
Elevation [1]	814 ft (248 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	26753, 26726
GNIS feature ID	1546727[1]

Located in Short Gap on Knobley Road is Stewart's Tavern, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.^[2]

Notable people

• Missy Raines (born 1962), musician
• Dave Roberts (1944–2009), Major League Baseball pitcher