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 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 Springs is located in Bartow 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 Bartow County: Cherokee, Cobb, Floyd, Gordon, Paulding, Pickens & Polk.
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:
- Bartow 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.
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Bolivar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Rydal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Funkhouser
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
- White
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Interchange Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
- McCallie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McCallie is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
- Cassville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adairsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Country Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
- Corbin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corbin is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
- Rodgers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Chattooga County
- Zula ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Salacoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Waleska
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Worley Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
- Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Allatoona Pass
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Allatoona Pass is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona Pass
- Payne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Payne is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Holly Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
- Lebanon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tyson Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tyson Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 737 people
- Buffington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Breeze Hill Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeze Hill Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,638 people
- Kingridge West
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingridge West is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingridge West
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,777 people
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Logan Trace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
- Acworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Calumet Woods
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Calumet Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Woods
- Population from the 2010 Census: 161 people
- Mars Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Kennesaw Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
- Shiloh West
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shiloh West is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh West
- Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
- Kennesaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Noonday
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Noonday is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
- Cobb Place Manor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb Place Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Place Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 357 people
- Holly Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Hermitage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Shannon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bass Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Floyd Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Armuchee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Glenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Rome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Summerville Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Wax
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wax is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Mount Berry
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Atlanta Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Litchfield Hundred
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
- Mountain Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Whitestone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Tails Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Yukon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- East Ellijay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ellijay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Sonoraville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Farmville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Fairmount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Igo ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Ranger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Oakman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Calhoun Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Plainville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Buff ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Damascus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Soapstick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Carters
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Wells ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Ball Ground
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Chatsworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Braswell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Country Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Country Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
- New Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Forrister
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- Hanlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Dallas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Talmadge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Jerusalem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Ludville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Hinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Talking Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cagle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Jasper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nelson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tate
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Marble Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Big Canoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Aragon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Rockmart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Villanow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Crown Mill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Dalton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Union Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
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.
- Denman Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bartow Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dewey Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stovall Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lewis - Linn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barton Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Towe Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Olive Vine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Log UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (478 more) ...
- Cedar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Springs had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Bolivar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- White
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sonoraville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Grassdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grassdale is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassdale
- Farmville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Fairmount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adairsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Halls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Halls is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Cash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cash is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Stamp Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stamp Creek is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamp Creek
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Igo ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Corbin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corbin is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
- Bobo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bobo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
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 31 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 13 miles [20.9 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 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 Springs:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Bartow County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chattooga County
- Cherokee County
- Cobb County
- Floyd County
- Fulton County
- Gilmer County
- Gordon County
- Murray County
- Paulding County
- Pickens County
- Polk County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |