Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Gainesville came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Gainesville in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Gainesville. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Gainesville, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Gainesville:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Gainesville was listed as Gainesville Courthouse.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 1999
(Available from Amazon.com)

Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Gainesville is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Gainesville in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Gainesville for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Gainesville. See our Misc Page for Gainesville for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Gainesville:

The following route mentioned Gainesville as a scheduled stop:

The Havana Special: From the timetable for the Havana Special (train schedule from 1933). The defunct Havana Special travelled between New York (NY) and Key West (FL)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Gainesville: www.state.fl.us/gvl/

The official website for Alachua County: www.alachua-county.org/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/