Gainesboro, Virginia

Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States

39°16′42″N 78°15′33″W / 39.27833°N 78.25917°W / 39.27833; -78.25917CountryUnited StatesStateVirginiaCountyFrederickTime 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

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