Welcome to Gainesville ...
Gainesville is located in Allen County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gainesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1847.
Gainesville is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Gainesville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Gainesville: 270 & 364<3>
Communities Also Named Gainesville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Gainesville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, 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.
- Bowling Green
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
- Glasgow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Glasgow is located in Barren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
- Scottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Scottsville is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <4>
- Smiths Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Grove
- Smiths Grove is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smiths Grove <4>
- Park City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Park City is located in Barren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <4>
- Plum Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Fountain Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Run
- Fountain Run is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain Run <4>
- Halifax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Claypool
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Gainesville post office opened in 1847.
We also found Gainesville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
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 Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Allen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gainesville - 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Gainesville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Gainesville 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |