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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 Branch (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 Branch. 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 Branch ...

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.

Another variation: Gumbranch.

  • A typical abbreviation for Gum Branch: Gum Br. (or less commonly used: Gum Brnch.)

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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 Branch is located in Liberty County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Liberty County: Bryan, Evans, Long, McIntosh & Tattnall.

Below are the counties that are near Gum Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gum Branch:

  • Liberty County     (The home county of Gum Branch)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gum Branch, with the one closest to Gum Branch listed first.
    • Cherokee Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
      • Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
    • Fort Stewart
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hinesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pineview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pineview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
      • Pineview is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 489 people
    • Bryan Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
      • Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
    • Doe Run Estates
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doe Run Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
      • Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
    • Garden Acres
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
      • Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
    • Martin Woods
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
      • Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
    • Tupelo Trail
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tupelo Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo Trail
      • Tupelo Trail is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 347 people
    • Allenhurst
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Walthourville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthourville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthourville
      • Walthourville is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,065 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthourville <2>
    • Flemington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Appling County
    • Surrency
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Bryan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gum Branch, with the one closest to Gum Branch listed first.
    • Pembroke
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
      • Pembroke is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <2>
    • Ellabell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Richmond Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Keller
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
      • Keller is located in Bryan County
    • Fort McAllister
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
      • Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County
  • Bulloch County
    • Statesborough
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
      • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
  • Chatham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gum Branch, with the one closest to Gum Branch listed first.
    • Ogeechee Farms
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee Farms
      • Ogeechee Farms is located in Chatham County
    • Georgetown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Effingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gum Branch, with the one closest to Gum Branch listed first.
    • Meldrim
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meldrim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meldrim
      • Meldrim is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meldrim <2>
    • Eden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Evans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gum Branch, with the one closest to Gum Branch listed first.
    • Daisy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Claxton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Hagan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Glynn County
    • Altamaha Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha Park
      • Altamaha Park is located in Glynn County
  • Long County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gum Branch, with the one closest to Gum Branch listed first.
    • Donald
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
      • Donald is located in Long County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
    • Ludowici
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludowici have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludowici
      • Ludowici is located in Long County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludowici <2>
  • McIntosh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gum Branch, with the one closest to Gum Branch listed first.
    • Townsend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townsend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Townsend is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <2>
    • Credit Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
      • Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
    • Shellman Bluff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tattnall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gum Branch, with the one closest to Gum Branch listed first.
    • Glennville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Midway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Tattnall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
    • Mendes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendes
      • Mendes is located in Tattnall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 456 people
    • Manassas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Reidsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
      • Reidsville is located in Tattnall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <2>
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gum Branch, with the one closest to Gum Branch listed first.
    • Doctortown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doctortown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
      • Doctortown is located in Wayne County
    • Madray Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
      • Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
    • Jesup
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Odum
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pendarvis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pendarvis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
      • Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
    • Screven
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gum Branch, see our County-by-County Page for Gum Branch.

Cemeteries Near Gum Branch ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gum Branch.

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 Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gum Branch, with the one closest to Gum Branch listed first.

  • Wells Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Luke MB Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Popples Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Popples Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Popples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barrett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Poplar Head Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Head Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Head Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hinesville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taylors Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylors Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylors Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Jones Creek Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jones Creek Baptist Church Memorial Gardens
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Allenhurst Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cypress Slash Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cypress Slash Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cypress Slash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (195 more) ...
    • New Home Society Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Gaps of the Bays Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaps of the Bays Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaps of the Bays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Branch had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Gum Branch had a population of 269 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Gum Branch, with the one closest to Gum Branch listed first.

  • Taylors Creek ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylors Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Creek
    • Taylors Creek is located in Liberty County
  • Hinesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Walthourville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthourville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthourville
    • Walthourville is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,065 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthourville <2>
  • Flemington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • McIntosh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
    • McIntosh is located in Liberty County
  • Birdford ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdford
    • Birdford is located in Tattnall County
  • Glennville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Doctortown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doctortown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
    • Doctortown is located in Wayne County
  • Fleming
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Riceboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceboro
    • Riceboro is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceboro <2>
  • Tison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tison
    • Tison is located in Tattnall County
  • Jesup
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Dorchester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Dorchester is located in Liberty County
    • Pembroke
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
      • Pembroke is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <2>
    • Odum
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gum Branch.

Newspapers Published in Gum Branch ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gum Branch.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gum Branch, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gum Branch.

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 Branch:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gum Branch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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>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 Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gum Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gum Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8583, Longitude: -81.7268       In this case, the coordinates for Gum Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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