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For the Roanoke neighborhood, see Gainsboro, Roanoke, Virginia.
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Gainesboro, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Gainesboro, Virginia is located in Virginia
Gainesboro, Virginia
Gainesboro, Virginia
Location in Virginia
Gainesboro, Virginia is located in the United States
Gainesboro, Virginia
Gainesboro, Virginia
Location in the United States
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. 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
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