Gainesville Alabama Map

About Gainesville, Alabama

Gainesville is a locality in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 236. The population density is 59.7 people per km². Gainesville is located at 32.8210°N, 88.1589°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 35464.

Gainesville, Alabama, is a place where the land itself seems to exhale a quiet contentment. It lies 43.5 miles south-west of Tuscaloosa, AL (from Tuscaloosa, AL: bearing 232°T), and is situated 16.4 miles north of Livingston. The terrain here is a gentle rolling of hills, softened by the humid embrace of the Deep South, their slopes often cloaked in a dense tapestry of pine and hardwood. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, warm shafts, illuminating the rich, dark soil that promises fertility. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen wildflowers, a palpable presence that settles over the landscape like a comforting shawl. Life here moves at a cadence dictated by the sun and the seasons, a slow unfolding that allows for a deep appreciation of the natural world. The history of Gainesville is intertwined with the fertile Black Belt region, its early prosperity built on the rich agricultural potential of the land. Cotton once reigned supreme, its white bolls a familiar sight across the horizon, shaping the fortunes and the very character of the community. While the agricultural landscape has diversified, the echo of those cotton fields still whispers in the breeze, a reminder of the deep roots that anchor Gainesville. The economy, now a blend of farming, small businesses, and perhaps a quiet reliance on the resources of the surrounding countryside, hums with a steady, unpretentious energy. There's a sense of enduring continuity, a feeling that the generations who have lived and worked here have left an indelible mark, a quiet testament to resilience and adaptation.

About This Gainesville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gainesville, Alabama — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 32.820964, -88.158914. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Gainesville and Sumter County.

Detailed location data for Gainesville includes the ZIP code (35464), telephone area code (256), county seat of Sumter County (Livingston), and school district assignment (Sumter County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Gainesville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.