Gainesboro, Virginia | |
|---|---|
  Gainesboro  Gainesboro | |
| Coordinates:39°16′42″N78°15′33″W / 39.27833°N 78.25917°W /39.27833; -78.25917 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Frederick |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1466944[1] |
Gainesboro (/ˈɡeɪnzbʌrə/) is anunincorporated community inFrederick County,Virginia, United States. Gainesboro is located northwest ofWinchester 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 asPugh Town orPughtown after an early settler, Job Pugh, who surveyed and plotted the original village.
At the national level, Gainesboro is located inVirginia's 10th congressional district, represented byDemocratJennifer Wexton as of January 3, 2019.[2]
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