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Gainesboro, Virginia

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Frederick

GNIS feature ID
  
1466944

State
  
Virginia

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

Local time
  
Thursday 12:41 PM

Gainesboro, Virginia

Weather
  
19°C, Wind W at 35 km/h, 17% Humidity

Gainesboro is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Virginia. Gainesboro is located northwest of Winchester off the North Frederick Pike (US 522) on Gainesboro Road (VA 684). Gainesboro is the northernmost community in Virginia.

Contents

Map of Gainesboro, VA 22603, USA

Gainesboro was established in 1798 and originally known as Pugh Town or Pughtown after an early settler, Job Pugh, who surveyed and plotted the original village.

Historic sites

  • Gainesboro School (1935), 5629 North Frederick Pike
  • Gainesboro United Methodist Church
  • Government

    At the national level, Gainesboro is located in Virginia's 10th congressional district, represented by Republican Barbara Comstock.

    References

    Gainesboro, Virginia Wikipedia