Gaines, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°46′49″N 80°19′12″W / 38.78028°N 80.32000°W / 38.78028; -80.32000
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Gaines
UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1554522[1]

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.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gaines, West Virginia
  2. ^ 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.