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Welcome to Gainesville ...

The city of Gainesville is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Gainesville is located in Ozark County<1> and is the County Seat for Ozark County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gainesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gainesville has a population of 779 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Gainesville is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Gainesville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Gainesville: 417

The ZIP code for Gainesville: 65655<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gainesville had an population of 779 people. This is an increase of 0.78% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 23.26% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gainesville had a population of 773 people (or 7.93% of the total population of Ozark County). This makes Gainesville the county's most populous community.

The population of Gainesville represents 0.01% of the population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 387th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 773 people, the population of Gainesville increased 22.31% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 632 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Gainesville.

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, Kentucky, Mississippi, 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.

  • Mountain Home
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Bull Shoals
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeview
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Theodosia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bakersfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Sundown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sundown is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
  • Tecumseh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Zanoni ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Romance
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarkridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarkridge is located in Baxter County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkridge

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. Our list includes 7 papers. 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Gainesville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 (so far) for Gainesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gainesville post office opened in 1860.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gainesville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Ozark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Gainesville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gainesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Gainesville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Gainesville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/