Welcome to Gore ...

Gore is located in Frederick County<1>.

The location of Gore has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Gore: gohr<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gore, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Gore is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Gore lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Gore is within the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Gore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Gore - they are located in Colorado, Georgia (2), Missouri, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Quebec and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gore.

Communities near Gore ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gore.

• Winchester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Winchester City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <5>
• Strasburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <5>
• Stephens City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens City
  • Stephens City is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens City <5>
• Middletown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Boyce
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
  • Boyce is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <5>
• Paw Paw
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
  • Paw Paw is located in Morgan County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paw Paw <5>
• Capon Bridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capon Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capon Bridge
  • Capon Bridge is located in Hampshire County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capon Bridge <5>
• Wardensville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardensville
  • Wardensville is located in Hardy County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardensville <5>
• Cross Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Junction
  • Cross Junction is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Junction <5>
• Rosenberger
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosenberger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
  • Rosenberger is located in Frederick County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gore. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gore.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gore. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gore.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gore. See our Newspapers Page for Gore.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gore ...

Looking for more information about Gore? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Gore, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gore.

Adding Gore to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gore in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gore post office opened in 1890.

We also found Gore in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gore.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gore. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/