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Welcome to Gainestown ...

Gainestown is located in Clarke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gainestown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.

Gainestown is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Gainestown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Gainestown: 251

The ZIP code for Gainestown: 36540<3>

Communities near Gainestown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gainestown.

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 Gainestown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gainestown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gainestown. 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 Gainestown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gainestown. See our Newspapers Page for Gainestown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gainestown ...

Looking for more information about Gainestown? 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 Gainestown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gainestown.

Adding Gainestown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gainestown 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 (so far) for Gainestown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gainestown post office opened in 1848.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gainestown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gainestown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Gainestown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Gainestown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/