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, Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°15′50″N 78°19′55″W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Frederick
Population  (2000)
• Total	1,655
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	22637
GNIS feature ID	1467267[1]

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)

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