Welcome to Gaines ...Gaines is located in Henry County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Gaines, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883. Gaines is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Gaines lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities Also Named Gaines ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Gaines - they are located in Michigan (2), Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2) and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gaines. Communities near Gaines ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gaines.
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 Gaines. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gaines. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gaines. 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 Gaines. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gaines. See our Newspapers Page for Gaines. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gaines ...Looking for more information about Gaines? 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 Gaines, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gaines. Adding Gaines to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Gaines 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 Gaines was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Gaines. Footnotes ...
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