Definition of "Gainesville"

A number of places in the United States:

1. A town in Sumter County, Alabama.  examples

2. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Arkansas, the county seat until 1884.  examples

3. A city, the county seat of Alachua County, Florida, home to the University of Florida. Named after Edmund P. Gaines.  examples

4. A city, the county seat of Hall County, Georgia, named after Edmund P. Gaines.  examples

5. A minor city, the county seat of Ozark County, Missouri, named after Gainesville, Georgia.  examples

6. A town and village therein, in Wyoming County, New York, named after Edmund P. Gaines.  examples

7. A city, the county seat of Cooke County, Texas, named after Edmund P. Gaines.  examples

8. A census-designated place in Prince William County, Virginia, probably named after Thomas Brawner Gaines.  examples