Gainesboro, Virginia

For the Roanoke neighborhood, see Gainsboro, Roanoke, Virginia.
Gainesboro
Unincorporated community
Gainesboro

Location within the state of Virginia

Coordinates: 39°16′42″N 78°15′33″W / 39.27833°N 78.25917°W / 39.27833; -78.25917Coordinates: 39°16′42″N 78°15′33″W / 39.27833°N 78.25917°W / 39.27833; -78.25917
Country United States
State Virginia
County Frederick
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID 1466944[1]

Gainesboro is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Virginia. Gainesboro is located northwest of Winchester off of 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.

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