RoadsideThoughts |
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada |
Home >> State of Alabama >> Blount County >> Gum Springs | Index... |
Welcome to Gum Springs ...Gum Springs is located in Blount County<1>. The location of Gum Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Gum Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872. A typical abbreviation for Gum Springs: Gum Spgs. (or less commonly used: Gum Spngs. or Gum Sprngs.) Gum Springs is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Gum Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Gum Springs: (205) and (269)<4> Communities Also Named Gum Springs ...While we believe that this Gum Springs is located in Blount County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Gum Springs. Those communities are located in the following counties: Etowah and Talladega County. Beyond Alabama, there are 19 communities that are also named Gum Springs - they are located in Arkansas (5), Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi (2), North Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas (3) and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gum Springs. Communities near Gum Springs ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gum Springs.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gum Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gum Springs. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gum Springs. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gum Springs. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gum Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Gum Springs. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gum Springs ...Looking for more information about Gum Springs? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gum Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gum Springs. Adding Gum Springs to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Gum Springs in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gum Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Gum Springs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Gum Springs. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gum Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Blount County: www.co.blount.al.us/ The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/ Footnotes ...
|
Thank you for visiting our website.
In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.
If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.
This page was last modified/updated: 19 Sep 2024