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Welcome to Gaineys Place ...

Gaineys Place is located in Hoke County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Gaineys Place: Gaineys Pl. (or less commonly used: Gaineys Plc.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Gaineys Place for more information about variations on the name of Gaineys Place.

Gaineys Place is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gaineys Place: 910 & 472<3>

Communities near Gaineys Place ...

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

  • Pinehurst
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Southern Pines
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Laurinburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Aberdeen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Raeford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Red Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Maxton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Pinebluff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Foxfire
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Foxfire is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
  • Taylortown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Taylortown is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people

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 Gaineys Place. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gaineys Place.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gaineys Place. 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 Gaineys Place.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gaineys Place ...

Looking for more information about Gaineys Place? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gaineys Place, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gaineys Place.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Hoke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gaineys Place - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Gaineys Place area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Gaineys Place area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.