Gaylord, Virginia

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Gaylord, Virginia
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The former Gaylord post office in May 2005.
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Coordinates: 39°11′15″N77°55′50″W / 39.18750°N 77.93056°W / 39.18750; -77.93056 Coordinates: 39°11′15″N77°55′50″W / 39.18750°N 77.93056°W / 39.18750; -77.93056
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County Flag of Clarke County, Virginia.png Clarke
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)

Gaylord is an unincorporated community in northern Clarke County, Virginia. Gaylord is located on Lord Fairfax Highway (U.S. Route 340). The community had its own post office in operation from 1880 to 1956.



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