Gainesville Texas Map
Gainesville, Llano County
Gainesville, Texas — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Gainesville, Llano County.
Interactive Map of Gainesville, Texas
| City | Gainesville |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Llano |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 30.677684 |
| Longitude | -98.521421 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Gainesville, Texas
Gainesville is a locality in Llano County, Texas, United States. Gainesville is located at 30.6777°N, 98.5214°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 76240.0.
Gainesville, a place where the Texas sky seems to unfurl a little wider, is a quiet collection of homes and businesses set against a backdrop of rolling hills and wide-open spaces. It lies 40.3 miles west of Leander, TX (from Leander, TX: bearing 280°T), and is situated 5.0 miles west-north-west of Kingsland. The land here, a tapestry of hardy grasses and scattered live oaks, slopes gently toward the Llano River, its waters a cool, dark ribbon under the persistent sun. Dust devils, born of the dry air, dance across the unpaved shoulders of roads, ephemeral spirits of the plains. Evenings bring a soft, golden light that bleeds across the horizon, painting the clouds in hues of rose and lavender before the vast, star-dusted darkness descends. The history of Gainesville is etched in the very spirit of its people, descendants of those who first carved out a living from this often-demanding terrain. The economy, once buoyed by ranching and agriculture, now finds a steady pulse in a blend of local commerce and the steady hum of nearby industry, a pragmatic adaptation to changing times. The Llano River, a constant presence, has always been the lifeblood, its banks a gathering place for generations, whispering tales of forgotten homesteads and the enduring spirit of those who called this land home. Gainesville retains a character that feels deeply rooted, a slow, deliberate unfolding of days where the simple act of greeting a neighbor carries a weight of shared experience.
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About This Gainesville Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Gainesville, Texas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Llano County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Gainesville is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Gainesville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
