Kernstown, Virginia

Kernstown
Unincorporated community
Kernstown

Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia

Coordinates: 39°8′42″N 78°11′21″W / 39.14500°N 78.18917°WCoordinates: 39°8′42″N 78°11′21″W / 39.14500°N 78.18917°W
Country United States
State Virginia
County Frederick
City Winchester
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID 1499623[1]

Kernstown is an unincorporated community within the independent city of Winchester, Virginia. Parts of Kernstown also lie within Frederick County. It is centered along the Valley Pike U.S. Route 11. During the American Civil War, the first and second Battles of Kernstown were fought here.

Adam Kern Sr. (1730-1799) was of German origin, and migrated from York County, Pennsylvania to Frederick County in 1766. He settled three miles south of Winchester along the Great Wagon Road. The town of Kernstown was named for his son, Adam Kern Jr. (1773-1855).

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