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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 occur.

Another variation: Gumbranch.

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

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Gum Branch. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gum Branch.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 may 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)
      • Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
    • 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)
      • Pineview is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
      • Estimated population in 2019: 489 people
    • Bryan Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
    • Doe Run Estates
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
    • Garden Acres
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
    • Martin Woods
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
    • Tupelo Trail
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Tupelo Trail is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo Trail
      • Estimated population in 2019: 347 people
    • Allenhurst
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Walthourville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Flemington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Trinity
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Trinity is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
  • 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)
    • 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)
      • Keller is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
    • Fort McAllister
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
  • Bulloch County
    • Statesborough
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
      • 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)
      • Ogeechee Farms is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee Farms
    • 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)
    • 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)
      • Altamaha Park is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha Park
  • 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)
      • Donald is located in Long County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
    • Ludowici
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • 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)
    • Credit Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
    • 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)
      • Midway is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
    • Mendes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mendes is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendes
      • Estimated population in 2019: 456 people
    • Manassas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Reidsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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)
      • Doctortown is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
    • Madray Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
    • 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)
      • Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
      • 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.

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 Branch - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • St. Luke MB Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Popples Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Barrett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Poplar Head Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hinesville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Taylors Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jones Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
  • Allenhurst Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cypress Slash Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (196 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)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<2>

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)
    • Taylors Creek is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Creek
  • Hinesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Walthourville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Flemington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • McIntosh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • McIntosh is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
  • Birdford ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Birdford is located in Tattnall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdford
  • Glennville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Doctortown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Doctortown is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
  • Fleming
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Riceboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Tison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Tison is located in Tattnall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tison
  • Jesup
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Dorchester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Dorchester is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Pembroke
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • 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 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 Branch.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

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>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.
<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 Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.