Gaines may refer to:

Places

;United States *

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 ...

, a village *

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 i ...

, a civil township in which the above village is located *

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 G ...

, a charter township * Gaines, New York, a town *

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 ...

, an unincorporated community

People

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 ...

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 ...

(1848–1918), American politician {{disambiguation, geo