Summary for Gainesville

So far, we found very little information about Gainesville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

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About Gainesville (Click for our profile page)

Our information shows that the community of Gainesville is historic. The information below applies to the area where Gainesville would have been located.

Time Zone: The area where Gainesville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Code for surrounding area: (228)

Elevation: Near sea level<2>

Websites for Gainesville

Chamber of Commerce: www.hancockchamber.org/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Gainesville:

Lat: 30.351100° (or 30°21'3" N)

Lon: -89.640300° (or -89°38'25" W)

USGS Topo Map: Haaswood<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Gainesville

GNIS ID: 670284

FIPS State / Place Code: 28 / 26430

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Gainesville)

About Hancock County

The community of Bay Saint Louis is the County Seat for Hancock County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Hancock)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	47,673 (8.52% increase since 2010)
2010	43,929 (2.24% increase since 2000)
2000:	42,967

Total Area:<6> 552 sq. miles [1,431 km²] - of which 14.25% is water (78.8 sq. miles [204 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 21,840

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Hancock

GNIS ID: 711756

FIPS State / County Code: 28 / 045

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Gainesville)

About Mississippi

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	2,978,227 (0.37% increase since 2010)
2010:	2,967,297 (4.31% increase since 2000)
2000:	2,844,658

Websites for State of Mississippi

Official Website: https://www.ms.gov/

Tourism: https://visitmississippi.org/

Parks: www.mdwfp.com/

Fishing: https://www.mdwfp.com/fishing-boating/

Hunting: https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Mississippi

GNIS ID: 1779790

FIPS State: 28

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Gainesville)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gainesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gainesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Gainesville, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Gainesville.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Gainesville. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).