Welcome to Gainesville Ferry ...
Gainesville Ferry is located in Greene County<1>.
Gainesville Ferry is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Gainesville Ferry lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Gainesville Ferry: 205 & 659<3>
Communities near Gainesville Ferry ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gainesville Ferry.
- Livingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eutaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Scooba
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Epes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Epes is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Boligee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Geiger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Emelle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Lizzieville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lizzieville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
- West Greene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Greene is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
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 Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gainesville Ferry.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gainesville Ferry. 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 Ferry.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gainesville Ferry. See our Newspapers Page for Gainesville Ferry.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gainesville Ferry ...
Looking for more information about Gainesville Ferry? 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 Ferry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gainesville Ferry.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gainesville Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Gainesville Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Gainesville Ferry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |