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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Gum Springs: Gum Spgs. (or less commonly used: Gum Spngs. or Gum Sprngs.)
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 doctors and 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 Springs is located in Newton County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Newton County: Boone, Carroll, Johnson, Madison, Pope & Searcy.
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:
- Newton 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.
- Vendor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Jasper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <2>
- Parthenon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parthenon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parthenon
- Parthenon is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parthenon <2>
- Mount Judea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Judea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Hasty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Deer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer
- Deer is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer <2>
- Murray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Swain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Ponca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponca
- Ponca is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponca <2>
- Mossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Compton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Compton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Compton is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <2>
- Boxley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Valley Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Bellefonte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefonte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Rally Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rally Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Everton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Everton is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everton <2>
- Batavia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Harrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <2>
- Pleasant Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Alpena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
- Alpena is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <2>
- Ridgeway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Ridgeway is located in Boone County
- Bergman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergman
- Bergman is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bergman <2>
- Keener ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Zinc
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Osage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Dryfork
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Rudd
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Metalton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- New Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Ozone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone
- Ozone is located in Johnson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozone <2>
- Oark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oark
- Oark is located in Johnson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oark <2>
- Strawberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Hagarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Kingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <2>
- Boston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Marble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Pettigrew
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettigrew have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettigrew
- Pettigrew is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pettigrew <2>
- Witter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Dutton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Bruno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Pyatt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Tilly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Laurel ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Silex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Blanco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Pindall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Witt's Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Witt's Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Saint Joe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Saint Joe is located in Searcy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joe <2>
- Gilbert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert is located in Searcy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <2>
- Marshall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Searcy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <2>
- Watts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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.
- Red Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Rock Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Coopers Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coopers Bluff Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coopers Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ricketts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ricketts Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ricketts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sexton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sexton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sexton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pruitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pruitt Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pruitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Snow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snow Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mont Judea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mont Judea Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mont Judea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Collins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Collins Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Collins Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the west of Jasper.
- The Collins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Armstrong Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53499 <5>
- Rich Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rich Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Carver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carver Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Stringtown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stringtown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stringtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Sherman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sherman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sherman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Adair Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adair Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Stringtown Cemetery
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.<6>
While we didn't find Gum Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gum Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Red Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Jasper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <2>
- Mount Judea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Judea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Murray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Wells Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- Wells Creek is located in Newton County
- Cave Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Cave Creek is located in Newton County
- Swain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Mossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Yardelle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Mount Hersey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hersey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hersey
- Mount Hersey is located in Newton County
- Compton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Compton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Compton is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <2>
- Boxley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gaither
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Walnut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Hill Top
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gaither
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 30 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 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Arkansas History Commission
- Pages specific to Newton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Carroll County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Johnson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Madison County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marion County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pope County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Searcy County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Boone County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Newton County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Newton County
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 State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gum Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gum Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9395, Longitude: -93.1663 In this case, the coordinates for Gum Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |