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Gaines may refer to: Places ;United States * Gaines, Michigan, a village * Gaines Township, Genesee County, Michigan, a civil township in which the above village is located * Gaines Township, Kent County, Michigan, a charter township * Gaines, New York, a town * Gaines, West Virginia, an unincorporated community People * Gaines (surname) * Gaines A. Knapp Gaines A. Knapp (May 31, 1848 – October 13, 1918) was an American businessman and politician. Born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, only two days after Wisconsin became America's 30th state, Knapp moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin in 1848 and went to p ...
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Gaines, Michigan
Gaines is a village in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 380 at the 2010 census. The village is within Gaines Township. History The Village of Gaines area did not see a settler until 1856. The first passenger train passed through the future village site on July 4, 1856, and a post office, Gaines Station, was established that same year. In 1859, the village was platted. The Grand Trunk Western Railroad depot, built in 1884. The Village of Gaines was incorporated in 1875. The Gaines Train Station saw its last passengers boarded and disembarked in 1957. In the 1970s, a business occupied the building. After setting vacant for years, the S.O.S. – Save Our Station group of Gaines residents organized in 1992 to restore the station. SOS later incorporated as the nonprofit Gaines Station Incorporated. After $100,000 in repairs in 1997, the station was turned over to the village. The station was then began its use as the smallest branch of he Genesee ...
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Gaines Township, Genesee County, Michigan
Gaines Township is a civil township of Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,820 at the 2010 census. Communities *The Village of Gaines is located within the township. *Duffield is an unincorporated community in the township that is located at the intersection of Duffield and Reid Roads, south of the railroad tracks at .Genesee County Map.
J. Shively. State of Michigan Department of Information Technology Technology Center for Genographic Information. September 2007.


Background

The first settler, Hartford Cargill, moved into the township section 36 in 1836. Other early settlers settled in an area called Fletcher's Corners. Philander McLain's family settled in what is now the City of Swartz Creek. Ephraim Fletcher came to G ...
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Gaines Township, Kent County, Michigan
Gaines Charter Township is a charter township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 25,146 at the 2010 census. The township is part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area and is located about south of the city of Grand Rapids. Communities * Corinth is an unincorporated community in the southwest part of the township at on the boundary with Byron Township. In 1866, three Cody brothers built a steam-powered grist mill and sawmill here, and the place became known as "Cody's Mills". A village named "Corinth" was platted and recorded for Jacob and David Rosenberg by Robert S. Jackson on September 14, 1871. A post office named Cody's Mills was established in May 1867. It was renamed Corinth in March 1871 and operated until December 1899. * Cutlerville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the northwest of the township. The CDP also extends mostly into Byron Township to the west. *Dutton is an unincorporated community centered ...
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Gaines, New York
Gaines is a town in Orleans County, New York, United States. The population was 3,378 at the 2010 census. The town is named after General Edmund P. Gaines, who defended the area during the War of 1812. The Town of Gaines is in the north-central part of the county and contains part of the Village of Albion, the county seat. The current supervisor of Gaines is Tyler James Allport. History The Town of Gaines was established in 1816 from a partition of the Town of Ridgeway before Orleans County was established. In 1890, the population of Gaines was 2,070. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (0.12%) is water. The Erie Canal touches the southern boundary of the town at Gaines Basin, and the Oak Orchard River flows through the northwest part of the town entering the Town of Carlton. The northernmost point on the Erie Canal is located in Gaines. New York State Route 104 (Ridge Road) is an east–west highw ...
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Gaines, West Virginia
Gaines is an unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ..., United States. The community was named in honor of U.S. Representative Joseph H. Gaines. References Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Unincorporated communities in Upshur County, West Virginia {{UpshurCountyWV-geo-stub ...
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Gaines (surname)
Gaines is an English surname of Norman origin. Notable people with the surname include: *Brian R. Gaines (born c. 1938), British systems scientist and engineer *Cassie Gaines (1948–1977), American singer; backup singer for Lynyrd Skynyrd, sister of Steve *Charles Gaines (writer) (born 1942), American writer and outdoorsman *Charles Gaines (basketball) (born 1981), American basketball player *Chris Gaines (1999–1999), fictional alter ego of American country singer Garth Brooks *Chris Gaines (gridiron football) (born 1965), American football player *Clarence Gaines (1923–2005), American basketball coach *Corey Gaines (born 1965), American basketball player and coach * Smokey Gaines (1940–2020), American basketball player * David Gaines (racing driver) (1963–1990), American race car driver *Earl Gaines (1935–2009), American blues singer *Edmund P. Gaines (1777–1849), United States Army officer, brother of George Strother *Ernest J. Gaines (1933–2019), African American a ...
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