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.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lonoke, Perry & Saline.
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:
- Pulaski 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.
- Wakefield Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wakefield Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Village
- Windamere
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Windamere is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windamere
- Sweet Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Little Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mabelvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- College Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cammack Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- North Little Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Landmark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Landmark is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Landmark has also been known as:
- Parkers - Iron Springs
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Argenta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- Rose City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rose City is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Bingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bingham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Alexander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Mayflower
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Otto
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Preston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Lollie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Beryl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Hamlet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Conway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vilonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Garland County
- Lonsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Ico ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Tull
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Center Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Ebb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Sheridan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Prattsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Turin ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Redfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Wright
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wright is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Tucker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tucker is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Pastoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Sherrill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Cobbs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Keo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- England
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parnell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Lonoke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bayou Meto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Cabot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sisemore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Coy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coy is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Austin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Seaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Seaton is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- McCreanor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Little Italy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Fourche
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Bigelow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Toad Suck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Shannon Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- East End
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bauxite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Avilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Congo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Benton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Kentucky
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Haskell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Paron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
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.
- Dawson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Roselawn Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elmlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Haven of Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Holly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Little Rock National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Little Rock.
- The Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fraternal Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55467 <2>
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Hicks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wood Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wood Family Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Little Rock.
- The Wood Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pinkerton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185013 <2>
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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>
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.
- Mabelvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Little Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fourche ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fourche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Niemeyer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Niemeyer is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niemeyer
- Altharp ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Altharp is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altharp
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Argenta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- Alexander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wrightsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Collegeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Collegeville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Willowdale ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Willowdale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Ivesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ivesville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivesville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Banty ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Marche
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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 243 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 11 miles [17.7 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 visit 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
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Faulkner County
- Garland County
- Grant County
- Jefferson County
- Lonoke County
- Perry County
- Saline 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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. |