Gainesville, Alabama
Gainesville | |
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Location of Gainesville in Sumter County, Alabama. | |
| Coordinates: 32°48′54″N 88°09′39″W / 32.81500°N 88.16083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Sumter |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.72 sq mi (4.45 km2) |
| • Land | 1.72 sq mi (4.45 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 154 ft (47 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 172 |
| • Density | 100.1/sq mi (38.63/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 35464 |
| Area codes | 205, 659 |
| FIPS code | 01-28768 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406537 |
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.