Willa Cather Birthplace

The Willa Cather Birthplace, also known as the Rachel E. Boak House, is the site near , where the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Willa Cather was born in 1873.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gore and Hayfield.

Village
is an unincorporated community in western , Virginia, United States, located off the Northwestern Turnpike on Road west of .

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , . is located west of on the Northwestern Turnpike at its crossroads with North and South Roads between Flint Ridge and Hogue Creek. is situated 3 miles southeast of Willa Cather Birthplace.

Village
is a 249-acre artificial lake located northwest of in , , . The lake flows into , an east-flowing tributary of Back Creek, which flows north through to the . is situated 3 miles north of Willa Cather Birthplace.

Willa Cather Birthplace

Latitude
39.26778° or 39° 16′ 4″ north
Longitude
-78.32389° or 78° 19′ 26″ west
Open location code
87F37M9G+4C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1818449916
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q8003259
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Highlights include Gore Post Office and Hebron Baptist Church.

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