Gainesville, Georgia

About Gainesville

Set in the northern part of Georgia, Gainesville is a thriving city counting 47,712 people who proudly call it home.

Gainesville holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 33.81 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,411 residents per square mile.

📰 Gainesville News Today

• How gas prices have changed in Gainesville, Georgia in the last week 95.5 WSB · Aug 17
• Cirkla to Invest $5 Million in New Georgia Facility Valdosta Today · Aug 18
• Obituary for Willie Ernest Justin Palmer Memorial Park Funeral Homes · Aug 16
• Karen K. Sayre Obituary (2026) - Gainesville, GA - Addy Funeral Home Legacy obituary · Aug 18
• 2 Gainesville firefighters suspended after truck crashes into van - WSB-TV WSB-TV · Aug 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Gainesville Unique

• A top-25 city in Georgia by population (#21 of 537 incorporated places).
• One of 7 places in the US named Gainesville — but the Georgia one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northern Georgia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 47,712.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Gainesville

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Gainesville

• Atlanta Highway Seafood Market — seafood
• Bubble Bee — bubble tea (café)
• El Sombrero — mexican
• Mellow Mushroom — pizza
• Olive Garden — italian
• Oriental Garden Chinese Restaurant — chinese
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Scooter's Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Waffle House — american
• Buffalo Wild Wings — wings

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Gallery on the Square · Art gallery
• Mercury · Attraction
• Solar Walk · Attraction
• The Astroid Belt · Attraction
• The Sun · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Gainesville

• Poultry Park reviews ★
• Roosevelt Square reviews ★
• Ada Mae Pass Ivester Children's Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Atlanta Botanical Gardens Gainesville · Garden reviews ★
• Bamboo Forest · Garden reviews ★
• Bolding Mill Day Use Park reviews ★
• Brenau College Historic District reviews ★
• Brenau University Garden Society · Garden reviews ★
• Chicopee Mill and Village Historic District reviews ★
• Chicopee Woods Park reviews ★
• Cool Springs Access Point reviews ★
• Dogwood Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Gainesville

• Centennial Arts Academy
• Chestatee Elementary
• East Forsyth High School
• Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy
• Fair Street International Academy
• Gainesville Exploration Academy
• Gainesville High School
• Gainesville Middle School East
• Gainesville Middle School West
• Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center
• Mount Vernon Elementary School
• Mundy Mill Arts Academy
• New Holland Knowledge Academy
• Wauka Mountain Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Gainesville

🏘️ Nearby Communities