Welcome to Gainesboro Ferry ...

Gainesboro Ferry is located in Jackson County<1>.

Gainesboro Ferry is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Gainesboro Ferry (for example, toward Sunbright), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Gainesboro Ferry: 931

Communities near Gainesboro Ferry ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gainesboro Ferry.

• Cookeville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cookeville is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cookeville <3>
• Difficult
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Difficult is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
  • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
• Lafayette
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
• Algood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Algood is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algood <3>
• Livingston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Livingston is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <3>
• Carthage
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Carthage is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <3>
• White Plains
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • White Plains is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
• Pekin ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pekin is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
• Baxter
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Baxter is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <3>
• Celina
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Celina is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <3>

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 Gainesboro Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gainesboro Ferry.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gainesboro Ferry. 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 Gainesboro Ferry.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gainesboro Ferry. See our Newspapers Page for Gainesboro Ferry.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gainesboro Ferry ...

Looking for more information about Gainesboro Ferry? 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 Gainesboro Ferry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gainesboro Ferry.