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Welcome to Gum Point ...

Gum Point is located in Craighead County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Gum Point: Gum Pt.

Gum Point is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Gum Point lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Gum Point: 870 & 327<3>

Communities near Gum Point ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gum Point.

  • Jonesboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Paragould
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Trumann
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Brookland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lake City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bono
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bono is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <4>
  • Marked Tree
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Harrisburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Leachville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Lepanto
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gum Point.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gum Point. 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 Point.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gum Point. See our Newspapers Page for Gum Point.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gum Point ...

Looking for more information about Gum Point? 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 Point, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gum Point.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Craighead, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gum Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Gum Point area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Gum Point area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.