Gainesboro, Virginia

For the Roanoke neighborhood, see Gainsboro, Roanoke, Virginia.

Gainesboro, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Gainesboro is located in Virginia
Gainesboro
Gainesboro
Gainesboro is located in the United States
Gainesboro
Gainesboro
Coordinates: 39°16′42″N 78°15′33″W / 39.27833°N 78.25917°W / 39.27833; -78.25917
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyFrederick
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1466944[1]

Gainesboro (/ˈɡeɪnzbʌrə/) 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.

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 Democrat Jennifer Wexton as of January 3, 2019.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gainesboro, Virginia
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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