A visit to the Gum Springs Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Gum Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gum Springs Cemetery:
35.2231, -91.7510
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gum Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in White County<2>.
The county seat for White County is located in Searcy. Searcy lies just to the north northeast of the Gum Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gum Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Gum Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gum Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakgrove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakgrove Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakgrove Cemetery
- Oaklawn Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oaklawn Memorial Gardens is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oaklawn Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Searcy.
- The Oaklawn Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55477 <5>
- Knox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Knox Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
- Knox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Knox Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- Searcy Faith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Searcy Faith Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Faith Cemetery
- The Searcy Faith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Faith Assembly Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Lessenbery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lessenbery Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lessenbery Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Goodman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Weir Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Weir Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cheek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Cheek Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheek Cemetery
- Dogwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Dogwood Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Cemetery
- Dogwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Dogwood Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gum Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gum Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Searcy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Higginson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Kensett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Walker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- West Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Point is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Judsonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McRae
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McRae is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Center Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Center Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Griffithville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Griffithville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Letona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Bald Knob
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Beebe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Pangburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Sunnydale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Hickory Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Rainbow Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Russell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Romance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Gum Springs Cemetery. The following communities are located in White County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gum Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bald Knob
- Beebe
- Judsonia
- Kensett
- McRae
- McRae lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Gum Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McRae.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Pangburn
- Searcy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Gum Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to White County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Gum Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #49734 (Gum Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #49734 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: White
- Est. Elev: 90 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Garner
- Location given for Gum Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2231409 Lon: -91.7509713
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including White, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gum Springs Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |