City of Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, United States

Overview of Gainesville

• Name:
  Gainesville
• Official Name:
  City of Gainesville
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Alachua County, Florida, United States
  
• History (GNIS):
  Present name adopted in 1854.
• Surveys:
  Tallahassee Meridian
  

  Range 19 East
  

  Townships: 8 South, 9 South, 10 South

  Range 20 East
  

  Townships: 8 South, 9 South, 10 South

  Range 21 East
  

  Townships: 9 South
• County Seat of:
  Alachua County
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:29.651634429° 39' 05.9"N

  Longitude:-82.324826282° 19' 29.4"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Candlelight Estates Mobile Home Community 1.5 mi. NE
  • Lincoln Estates 1.6 mi. SE
  • Alachua 9.2 mi. NW
  • Micanopy 10.5 mi. S
  • Waldo 13.4 mi. NE
  • La Crosse 14.1 mi. N
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Evergreen 1.7 mi. S
  • Pine Grove 1.7 mi. SE
  • Mount Pleasant 2.1 mi. N
  • Forest Meadows 2.9 mi. E
  • Alachua Hillcrest Memorial Park 3.7 mi. E
  • Morning Star 4.2 mi. W
  • Patrick 4.4 mi. E
  • Forest Meadows Memorial Park 4.6 mi. NW
  • Kanapaha Presbyterian Church 5.8 mi. SW
  • Fairbanks 6.6 mi. NE
  • Oak Ridge 7.5 mi. SE
  • Hatchet Creek / Pons 8.4 mi. NE
• Population:
  125,684
• Elevation:
  54 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  767577039
• Updated Apr 26, 2020