Welcome to Gainesville ...
Gainesville is located in Tipton County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gainesville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Gainesville had a population of 962 people.<2> (see below for details).
Gainesville is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Gainesville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Gainesville and travel east, you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Code for Gainesville: 731
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, Missouri, New York, 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.
- Bartlett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Bartlett is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <5>
- Spring Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
- Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
- Lakeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
- Lakeland is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <5>
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,748 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
- Millington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Millington is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,635 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millington <5>
- Clopton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Atoka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atoka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
- Atoka is located in Tipton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,732 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atoka <5>
- Covington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Covington is located in Tipton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,810 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <5>
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
- Feathers Chapel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Feathers Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathers Chapel
- Feathers Chapel is located in Fayette County
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,102 people
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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
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 Tipton County: www.tiptonco.com
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Tipton, 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> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |