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Gore, Virginia

Gore, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Gore is located in Virginia
Gore
Gore
Gore is located in the United States
Gore
Gore
Coordinates: 39°15′50″N 78°19′55″W / 39.26389°N 78.33194°W
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyFrederick
Population
(2000)
 • Total1,655
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
22637
GNIS feature ID1467267[1]

Gore is an unincorporated community in western Frederick County, Virginia, United States, located off the Northwestern Turnpike on Gore Road (SR 751) west of Winchester. The community is nestled in the Back Creek valley. It has been called "Back Creek".

Gore serves as the western terminus of the Winchester and Western Railroad. It is home to the Gore plant of Unimin Corporation. Gore is the birthplace of the author Willa Cather.

Historic sites (listed on National Register of Historic Places)

  • Sunrise (1815)
  • Willa Cather Birthplace (Rachel E. Boak House) (1850)
  • Willow Shade (Willa Cather House) (1851)

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gore, Virginia


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