Gainesville is a town in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1832, it was incorporated in 1835. At the 2010 census the population was 208, down from 220. Confederate Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest surrendered his men near Gainesville on May 19, 1865, at the Civil War's end.
The former Gainesville National Bank building (built 1838) on State Street.
The Moses Lewis House (Lewis-Long House) on Yankee Street. Lewis laid out the town and named it in honor of George Strother Gaines. The house is part of the Main–Yankee Street Historic District.
Sumter County is a county located in the west central portion of Alabama. At the 2020 census, the population was 12,345. Its county seat is Livingston. Its name is in honor of General Thomas Sumter of South Carolina. The University of West Alabama is in Livingston.
Sumter County Courthouse in Livingston