Gainesville

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Gainesville

Total population

236

Median home value

$0

17.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Coordinates32.81°, -88.16°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Gainesville is a town in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1832, it was incorporated in 1835. As of the 2020 census, Gainesville had a population of 172. Confederate Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest surrendered his men near Gainesville on May 19, 1865, at the Civil War's end.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

J

Jaybird Coleman

American country blues musician (1896–1950)

Buck Buchanan

player of American football (1940-1992)

A

Alexander White Baldwin

United States federal judge (1835-1869)

Maria Fearing

educator and missionary

F

Frances C. Roberts

American historian

J

John G. York

architect

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Alabama

• Panola
  10.8 mi away
• Linden
  41.5 mi away · pop. 1,961
• Pennington
  43 mi away · pop. 329
• Putnam
  55.6 mi away · pop. 172
• Woodstock
  64.9 mi away · pop. 1,218
• Silas
  73 mi away
• Glen Allen
  78.4 mi away · pop. 433
• Vredenburgh
  84.4 mi away
• Benton
  85.7 mi away · pop. 32
• Hobson
  91.6 mi away
• Shelby
  93.5 mi away · pop. 940
• Mount Olive
  94.9 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Gainesville

Search results from Open Library.