Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial data about Gainesville came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Gainesville in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.

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.

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, a Express Office

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

Gainesville was listed as Gainesville Courthouse.

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Gainesville was listed as Gainesville Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Gainesville was listed as Gainesville Courthouse.

Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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 Georgia (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

We found Gainesville in these Censuses: 2010. 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Gainesville: www.gainesville.org/

The official website for Hall County: www.hallcounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/