Gauersheim is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

The village is situated in the Alzey Hills part of the Rhenish-Hessian Hills, about 4 km (2.5 mi) east of Kirchheimbolanden. Neighbouring municipalities are Stetten, Albisheim, Marnheim, Bolanden, Kirchheimbolanden, Bischheim and Rittersheim.

The west of the district is occupied by the Hungerberg hill, an up to 302 m (990 ft) high plateau. The Leiselbach stream flows through the village.

The name „Gauersheim“ indicates a frankish establishment, which often end with the Suffix -heim (meaning ‚home‘ or ‚homestead‘). Preceding that is the frankish forename Gawirich, making Gauersheim the „home of Gawirich“.

Neolithic tools and Roman shards have been found in the area.

Gauersheim first appeared in 835 as „Gouurichesheim“ in a document, which proves the donation of the village to Prüm Abbey by emperor Louis the Pious. Viticulture is documented since 893.

Around 1200 the counts of Leiningen as fiefs of Prüm Abbey; the Rheingrafen as fiefs of the Elector of Mainz and the Bolanden family held rights and claims to Gauersheim. A local dynasty, the Knights of Gauersheim are mentioned in documents between 1222 and 1447. In the 14th century the Waldgraves ruled over the village. In the 15th century the knights Steben von Einselthum owned parts of Gauersheim, as well as the knights of Oberstein. After the death of childless Friedrich Steben von Einselthum in 1549, his cousin Hans IX. of Walbrunn inherited the Einselthums parts. In 1614 the barons of Walbrunn bought the rest of the village making them the sole rulers over Gauersheim.

After the War of the First Coalition Gauersheim was occupied and later annexed by France with the Treaty of Campo Formio in 1797. From 1798 to 1814 it belonged to the French Departement du Mont-Tonnerre. After the Congress of Vienna the region was first given to Austria (1815) and later to Bavaria (1816). In 1815 the village had 488 inhabitants.