page_title: Gill, West Virginia
section_title: Decline
hierarchical_section_title: Gill, West Virginia / History / Decline
caption_attribution_description: English: Near the mouth of Big Ugly Creek
context_page_description: Gill is an unincorporated community and former railroad town in Lincoln County, West Virginia. Its current population is 2.
context_section_description: Gill's prosperity was linked to its location at the mouth of Big Ugly Creek and its proximity to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. The construction of Route 10 on the opposite side of the Guyandotte River in the 1920s caused the demise of Gill.
caption: Gill, WV, 2016
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