Gainesville, Missouri

About Gainesville

Gainesville, MO is a tiny community located in southern Missouri with an estimated population of 778.

Gainesville holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.87 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 271 residents per square mile.

📰 Gainesville News Today

• Suspect arrested in Texas in connection with attempted ATM theft at Gainesville, Mo., bank KY3 · Jul 28
• Vickie Rowlett Ozark Radio News · Aug 17
• Vickie Rowlett Obituary (2026) - Gainesville, MO - Clinkingbeard Funeral Homes, Inc. - Gainesville Legacy obituary · Aug 15
• In Loving Memory of Danny Richison FuneralFolio · Jul 21
• Ozark County man faces charges of rape and incest OzarksFirst.com · Feb 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Gainesville Unique

• One of 7 places in the US named Gainesville — but the Missouri one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southern Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Missouri — one of 1,082 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Gainesville

• Caney Mountain State Game Refuge reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Gainesville

• GAINESVILLE ELEM.
• GAINESVILLE HIGH
• GAINESVILLE PRESCHOOL

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Gainesville

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