Gainesboro, Virginia

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For the Roanoke neighborhood, see Gainsboro, Roanoke, Virginia.
Gainesboro
Unincorporated community
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyFrederick
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1466944[1]

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.

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.[2]

External links

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gainesboro, Virginia
  2. ^ [1]


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