Gaines
Gaines is an unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States. The community was named in honor of U.S. Representative Joseph H. Gaines.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Gaines, West Virginia”, “Gaines, WV”, and “Ganes”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kanawha Head and Arlington.
Kanawha Head
Hamlet
Kanawha Head is an unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States. Kanawha Head is located on West Virginia Route 20, 16.5 miles south-southwest of Buckhannon.
Arlington
Hamlet
Arlington is an unincorporated community along the Little Kanawha River in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States. Alfious Arlington Fidler, an early postmaster, gave the town his middle name. Arlington is situated 2 miles northwest of Gaines.
Holly Grove
Hamlet
Holly Grove is an unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States. Holly Grove is situated 2 miles northeast of Gaines.
Gaines
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Upshur, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.78038° or 38° 46′ 49″ northLongitude
-80.32008° or 80° 19′ 12″ westElevation
1,732 feet (528 metres)Open location code
86CXQMJH+5XOpenStreetMap ID
node 153851460OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Irish—“Gaines” goes by many names.
- French: “Gaines”
- Irish: “Gaines”
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