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Welcome to Gainesville ...

Gainesville is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Gainesville is located in Harrison County<1>.

Gainesville is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gainesville: 903 & 430<3>

Communities Also Named Gainesville ...

While we believe that this Gainesville is located in Harrison County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Gainesville. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cooke and Llano County.

Beyond Texas, there are 12 communities that are also named Gainesville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Tennessee 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.

  • Marshall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hallsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Waskom
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Scottsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Nesbitt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
  • Uncertain
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pope City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pope City is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope City
  • Baldwin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Baldwin is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Karnack
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gainesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Gainesville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Gainesville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.