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Welcome to Gum Springs ...

Gum Springs is located in Bartow County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gum Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1883.

A typical abbreviation for Gum Springs: Gum Spgs. (or less commonly used: Gum Spngs. or Gum Sprngs.)

Gum Springs is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Gum Springs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Gum Springs (for example, toward Gaylesville (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Gum Springs: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Communities Also Named Gum Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Gum Springs - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (5), Maryland, Mississippi (2), North Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas (3) and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gum Springs.

Websites for Gum Springs ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.barrowchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Gum Springs, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Gum Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gum Springs.

  • Canton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Canton is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,347 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
  • Cartersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Calhoun
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Ligon ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Ligon is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
    • Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 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
  • Adairsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • 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
  • Euharlee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gum Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gum Springs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gum Springs. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gum Springs.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gum Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Gum Springs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gum Springs ...

Looking for more information about Gum Springs? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gum Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gum Springs.

Adding Gum Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gum Springs in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Gum Springs was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gum Springs.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Bartow, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gum Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Gum Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Gum Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.