Willa Cather Birthplace

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.

Willow Shade, also known as the Willa Cather House, is a historic home located near Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. The house was built in 1851, and is a two-story, five-bay-by-three-bay, rectangular brick dwelling in a vernacular Late Greek Revival style. It has a three bay by two bay rear ell. The house sits on an English basement. It was the childhood home of author Willa Cather (1873–1947) and was built by her grandfather, William Cather. She was born at the nearby Willa Cather Birthplace and resided at Willow Shade from 1874 to 1883 before moving to Nebraska.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Hayfield is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Virginia. Hayfield is located west of Winchester on the Northwestern Turnpike (US 50) at its crossroads with North and South Hayfield Roads (SR 600) between Flint Ridge and Hogue Creek. A post office has been established here since 1867. The community's Hayfield School was in operation from 1920 to 1942.

Sunrise, also known as Muse House, is a historic home located near Gore, Frederick County, Virginia. It is a two-story, log and frame farmhouse in the Greek Revival style. The original section was built in 1818, with additions and modifications made around 1850, and around 1905. The main section measures approximately 18 feet by 39 feet and features a two-story, two-level, five bay, front porch and exterior fieldstone end chimney. Also on the property are the contributing meathouse and two barns. The house is bordered by fields, forest and apple, peach and cherry orchards.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Whitacre is an unincorporated community in northern Frederick County, Virginia, United States. Whitacre lies on the old Braddock Road on the eastern flanks of Timber Ridge between Good and Cross Junction. Whitacre is located north of Lake Holiday. The community takes its name from the Whitacre family that owned land in its vicinity.

McQuire is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Virginia, United States. McQuire is located along Hogue Creek at the intersection of the Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50) and Back Mountain Road (SR 614).

Gainesboro is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Virginia. Gainesboro is located northwest of Winchester off the North Frederick Pike (US 522) on Gainesboro Road (VA 684). Gainesboro is the northernmost community in Virginia. Gainesboro was established in 1798 and originally known as Pugh Town or Pughtown after an early settler, Job Pugh, who surveyed and plotted the original village.

Indian Hollow is an unincorporated community along Hogue Creek in Frederick County, Virginia. It is named for the Indian Hollow through Hunting Ridge. The community is located on Indian Hollow Road (VA 679) northeast of Hayfield.

Shawnee Land is a residential community in Frederick County, Virginia, United States. Shawnee Land is located on the eastern slopes of Great North Mountain. The U.S. Census Bureau defines it as a census-designated place (listed as Shawneeland), with a population of 1,873 as of 2010. In its past, Shawnee Land was a ski resort, with a number of slopes located on the eastern side of Great North Mountain. Shawnee Land thrived for a few years, but eventually the investors abandoned the project and the ski slopes were closed.

Hogue Creek is a 17.3-mile-long (27.8 km) tributary stream of Back Creek in Frederick County, Virginia. Hogue Creek rises on Great North Mountain and flows into Back Creek at Graves Hill.

Rock Enon Springs is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Virginia. United States. Rock Enon Springs is located 18 miles west of Winchester on Rock Enon Springs Road (VA 683) off Back Creek Road (VA 704) south of Gore. The community was known for its Rock Enon Springs Resort, which was sold in 1945 and is now owned by the Boy Scouts as Camp Rock Enon. Rock Enon Springs had a station along the Winchester and Western Railroad until the 1930s, when the railroad was shortened to Gore.

Frederick County is located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 91,419. Its county seat is Winchester. The county was formed in 1743 by the splitting of Orange County. It is Virginia's northernmost county. Frederick County is included in the Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area.