Gaines, West Virginia

Gaines
Unincorporated community
Gaines Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°46′49″N 80°19′12″W / 38.78028°N 80.32000°W / 38.78028; -80.32000Coordinates: 38°46′49″N 80°19′12″W / 38.78028°N 80.32000°W / 38.78028; -80.32000
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Upshur
Elevation	1,732 ft (528 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS ID	1554522^[1]

Gaines is an unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia.

The community was named in honor of U.S. Representative Joseph H. Gaines.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gaines, West Virginia
↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 258.

Municipalities and communities of Upshur County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: Buckhannon

City	Buckhannon

Unincorporated communities	Abbott Adrian Alexander Alton Arlington Atlas Beans Mill Canaan Carter Craddock Daysville Deanville Eden Ellamore‡ Excelsior Five Forks Freeman French Creek Frenchton Gaines Gale Goodwin Gormley Goshen Gould Hampton Heavener Grove Hemlock Hinkleville Hodgesville Holly Grove Hoover Town Imperial Ingo Ivy Kanawha Head Kedron Kesling Mill Lorentz McCuetown Midvale Nebo Newlonton Overhill Palace Valley Post Mill Queens Red Rock Reger Rock Cave Rocky Ford Ruraldale Sago Sand Run Selbyville Shahan South Buckhannon Swamp Run Tallmansville Tenmile Tennerton Teter Vegan White Oak Wilsontown Yokum Zion

Ghost town	Post Mill

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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