Located in western Prince William County, Gainesville is just a few miles away from Manassas Battlefield Park, site of the Civil Wars first battle. Originally located at the junction of the Manassas Gap Railroad and the Fauquier-Alexandria Turnpike, the town was once a changing point for stagecoach horses and is named after Thomas Gaines, the towns first postmaster.
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