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Gaines
Unincorporated community
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyUpshur
Elevation
1,732 ft (528 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1554522[1]

Gaines is an unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia.

The community was named in honor of U.S. Representative Joseph H. Gaines.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gaines, West Virginia
  2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 258.


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