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Gore, Virginia

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Frederick

ZIP codes
  
22637

Local time
  
Friday 12:49 AM

State
  
Virginia

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1467267

Population
  
1,655 (2000)

Gore, Virginia

Weather
  
1°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 47% Humidity

Gore is an unincorporated community in western Frederick County, Virginia, United States located off the Northwestern Turnpike on Gore Road (SR 751) west of Winchester. The community is nestled in the Back Creek valley. It has been called Back Creek and Cross Junction.

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Map of Gore, VA 22637, USA

Gore serves as the western terminus of the Winchester and Western Railroad. It is home to the Gore plant of Unimin Corporation. Gore is the birthplace of the author Willa Cather and country music singer Patsy Cline.

Historic sites (listed on National Register of Historic Places)

  • Sunrise (1815)
  • Willa Cather Birthplace (Rachel E. Boak House) (1850)
  • Willow Shade (Willa Cather House) (1851)
  • References

    Gore, Virginia Wikipedia