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Also known as Gainesboro, Tennessee, Gainesboro, Tenn., Gainesboro, TN

town in Tennessee, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Tennessee
County
Jackson
Settled
1790s
Named after
Edmund P. Gaines
Total
1.78 sq mi (4.61 km )
Land
1.56 sq mi (4.03 km )
Water
0.22 sq mi (0.58 km )
Elevation
574 ft (175 m)
Density
591/sq mi (228.2/km )
Time zone
UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst
UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code
47-28420

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Named after
Edmund P. Gaines
Official name
Gainesboro
Located in
Jackson County
Population
920
Area
4.600666
Elevation
175
Capital of
Jackson County
Image
Gainesboro-Town-Square-Main-tn2.jpg
Households
315
Dialing code
931
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postal code
38562
Commons category
Gainesboro, Tennessee
water as percent of area
12.8316
per capita income
16070
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Encyclopedic overview

Gainesboro (/ˈɡeɪnzbʌrə/) is a town in and the county seat of Jackson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 920 at the 2020 census.

Gainesboro is part of the Cookeville, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gainesboro” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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