Gainestown

Gainestown is an unincorporated community on the Alabama River in , , United States. It was named for George Strother Gaines, who was the senior United States Indian agent in the region; he established a trading post here in 1809 for business with the Choctaw, the predominant tribe.
Wikipedia
Photo: Altairisfar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Hamlet
  • …lies at an elevation of 266 feet (81 metres)
  • Description: unincorporated community in Alabama
  • Postal code: 36540
  • Also known as
    “Gainestown, AL”
    “Gainestown, Alabama”
    “Gainstown”

Gainestown

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
31.44544° or 31° 26′ 44″ north
Longitude
-87.69333° or 87° 41′ 36″ west
Open location code
863JC8W4+5M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153391001
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4063647
Wiki­data ID
Q5517238

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Gainestown” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “蓋恩斯敦”
  • French: “Gainestown”
  • Indonesian: “Gainestown, alabama”
  • Indonesian: “Gainestown, Alabama”
  • Indonesian: “Gainestown”
  • Irish: “Gainestown”
  • Persian: “گینزتاون، آلاباما”
  • Persian: “گینزتاون”
  • South Azerbaijani: “قینزتاون، آلاباما”
  • Spanish: “Gainestown”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Barlow Bend and Alma.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gainestown Methodist Church and Cemetery and Good Hope Church.

Alabama: Highlights

Learn more about Montgomery and Birmingham.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.