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 Springs (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 Springs. 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 Springs ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Gum Springs: Gum Spgs. (or less commonly used: Gum Spngs. or Gum Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Gum Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gum Springs.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Springs is located in Clark County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clark County: Dallas, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Nevada, Ouachita & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Gum Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gum Springs:
- Clark County (The home county of Gum Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Arkadelphia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Griffithtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Griffithtown is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithtown
- Caddo Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Joan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Gurdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beirne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Okolona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whelen Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Vaden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vaden is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden
- Alpine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Amity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Dalark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Manning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Manning is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Sparkman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sparkman is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Carthage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carthage is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Lake Hamilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rockwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Pearcy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hot Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Price
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Piney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Grant County
- Leola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hempstead County
- Blevins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blevins is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Friendship
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Donaldson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Bismarck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saginaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Etta ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Social Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Rolla
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rolla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
- Lono
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lono is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lono
- Malvern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Perla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Perla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Bonnerdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Boughton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Bluff City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Prescott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zama ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- Laneburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Ouachita County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Reader
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Reader is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Wyloe ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyloe
- Chidester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chidester is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Bragg City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Antoine
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Piney Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Piney Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Bowen
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Delight
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pisgah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Billstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Billstown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billstown
- Pike City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Caney Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- White County
- Holly Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gum Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Gum Springs.
Cemeteries Near Gum Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gum Springs.
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 Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gum Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Richwoods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Richland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Curtis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bozeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Unity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Arkadelphia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (198 more) ...
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rodgers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gum Springs had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gum Springs had a population of 110 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Curtis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Arkadelphia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Hearn ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hearn is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearn
- Smithton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Smithton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Witherspoon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Witherspoon is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherspoon
- Dobyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dobyville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobyville
- Joan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Hollywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hollywood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Gurdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dalark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Friendship
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Beirne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gum Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gum Springs.
Newspapers Published in Gum Springs ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gum Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gum Springs, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gum Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Gum Springs:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dallas County
- Garland County
- Grant County
- Hempstead County
- Hot Spring County
- Nevada County
- Ouachita County
- Pike County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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> | 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. |
| <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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |