Gainesboro, Virginia
Gainesboro, Virginia | |
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Gainesboro Gainesboro | |
| Coordinates: 39°16′42″N 78°15′33″W / 39.27833°N 78.25917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Frederick |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1466944 |
Gainesboro (/ˈɡeɪnzbʌrə/) is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Virginia, United States. 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.