Gainesville | |
|---|---|
  Gainesville Location within the state of Kentucky  Gainesville Gainesville (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°51′02″N86°09′30″W / 36.85056°N 86.15833°W Coordinates: 36°51′02″N86°09′30″W / 36.85056°N 86.15833°W | |
| Country |  |
| State |  |
| County | Allen |
| Elevation | 548 ft (167 m) |
| Time zone | UTC–6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 42164 |
| GNIS feature ID | 492651 [1] |
Gainesville is a rural unincorporated community in northeastern Allen County, Kentucky, United States. [1] [2]
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.
Allen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 19,956. Its county seat is Scottsville. The county is named for Colonel John Allen, a state senator and soldier who was killed leading the 1st Regiment of Kentucky Rifleman at the Battle of Frenchtown, Michigan during the War of 1812. Allen County practices the prohibition of alcohol and is a completely dry county. It was formed in 1815 from parts of Barren and Warren counties.
