Welcome to Gainesville ...
Gainesville is located in Greene County<1>.
The location of Gainesville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gainesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1842.
Gainesville is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Gainesville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Gainesville: (870)
Communities Also Named Gainesville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Gainesville - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Tennessee, Texas (3) and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gainesville.
Communities near Gainesville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gainesville.
- Paragould
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragould have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragould
- Paragould is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragould <4>
- Brookland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
- Brookland is located in Craighead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,863 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookland <4>
- Corning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Corning is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <4>
- Rector
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
- Rector is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,703 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rector <4>
- Senath
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
- Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- Marmaduke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaduke
- Marmaduke is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmaduke <4>
- Cardwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell
- Cardwell is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardwell <4>
- Arbyrd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Lafe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Reyno
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Reyno is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gainesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gainesville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gainesville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gainesville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gainesville. See our Newspapers Page for Gainesville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gainesville ...
Looking for more information about Gainesville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gainesville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gainesville.
Adding Gainesville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gainesville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gainesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Gainesville post office opened in 1842.
We also found Gainesville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gainesville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gainesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gainesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |