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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Gum Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gum Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gum Springs, please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Gum Springs is historic, it would have been located within present day White 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 White County: Cleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Jackson, Lonoke, Prairie & Woodruff.
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:
- White 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.
- Higginson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Searcy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kensett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Walker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Judsonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Griffithville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Griffithville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- McRae
(7 miles [11.3 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Center Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Bald Knob
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beebe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Rainbow Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Yuba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Wilburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Heber Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <2>
- Tumbling Shoals
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Ida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Quitman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Miller ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Enola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Vilonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Otto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Enders
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Beryl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Holland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Pleasant Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Floral
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Thida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Jackson County
- Grand Glaise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Ward
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Austin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Oak Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Cabot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Carlisle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- McCreanor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- Sisemore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Lonoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Hickory Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Des Arc
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Little Dixie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
- Cuneo ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cuneo is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
- Screeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Screeton is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
- Hazen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Augusta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gregory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gregory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Flynn ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Flynn is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- Colona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- Howell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Howell is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Patterson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- McCrory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Cotton Plant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
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.
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakgrove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oaklawn Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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 <3>
- Knox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Knox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Goodman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lessenbery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (213 more) ...
- Weir Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Searcy Faith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Faith Cemetery
- The Searcy Faith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Faith Assembly Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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.
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.
- Higginson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Searcy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kensett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- West Point
(6 miles [9.7 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
- McRae
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McRae is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Judsonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Egbert ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Egbert is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egbert
- Clear Water ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Water is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Water
- Antioch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Bald Knob
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Beebe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Floyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
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 60 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 21 miles [33.8 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 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 White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Faulkner County
- Independence County
- Jackson County
- Lonoke County
- Prairie County
- Woodruff County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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'. |