 gainesville is a town in sumter county, alabama, united states. at the 2000 census the population was 220. confederate lieutenant general nathan bedford forrest surrendered near gainesville on may 9, 1865. ==geography== gainesville is located at  (32.817317, -88.158026). according to the u.s. census bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land. ==demographics== as of the census of 2000, there were 220 people, 87 households, and 58 families residing in the town. the population density was 128.3 people per square mile (49.7/kmÂ²). there were 122 housing units at an average density of 71.1 per square mile (27.5/kmÂ²). the racial makeup of the town was 22.73% white and 77.27% black or [[race (united states cens
Towns_in_Alabama Towns_in_Sumter_County,_Alabama