Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Gum Spring (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Gum Spring. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Gum Spring ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Gum Spring: Gum Spg. (or less commonly used: Gum Spng. or Gum Sprng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Gum Spring. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gum Spring.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Gum Spring is located in Morgan County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Morgan County: Cullman, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Gum Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gum Spring:
- Morgan County (The home county of Gum Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Somerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Florette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Winton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Falkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leesdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Hartselle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Priceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valhermoso Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burningtree Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Eva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lacon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Flint City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Birdie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Mountain Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Blountsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Gum Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Bright Star
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- McLarty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Craig
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Royal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Royal is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Vinemont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Vinemont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Simcoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Fairview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- West Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Baileyton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Joppa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Cullman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Central
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Baileytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Jones' Chapel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Oakville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Chalybeate Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mountain Home
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Wren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Muck City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Swancott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Westlake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Mooresville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belle Mina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Harris Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Tanner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Capshaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Country Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Fairmount
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Athens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ripley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Center Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Triana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Whitesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- English Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Chelsea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Rideout Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Greenwycke Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Monrovia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Big Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Huntsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Ruth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Hog Jaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Pine Lake Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Arab
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Union Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Grassy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Askea Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Scant City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Warrenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Upshaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Addison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gum Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Gum Spring.
Cemeteries Near Gum Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gum Spring.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Gum Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gum Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Waugh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brindley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Garner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Garner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Somerville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Tabor Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Hartselle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24749 <3>
- Key Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (814 more) ...
- New Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Gum Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gum Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Somerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Stringer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stringer is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
- Leesdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Falkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartselle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodland Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodland Mills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Priceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valhermoso Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilhites
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilhites is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhites
- Talucah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Talucah is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talucah
- Cedar Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Triana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Swancott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Massey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Massey is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gum Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gum Spring.
Newspapers Published in Gum Spring ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gum Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gum Spring, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gum Spring.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Gum Spring:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Colbert County
- Cullman County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Winston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gum Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gum Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |