Do you know of Gum Grove ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Gum Grove. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Gum Grove.<1>

Our sources for Gum Grove (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Gum Grove other than they indicate that Gum Grove would be found somewhere in Union County, Kentucky.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1844 and closed  in 1902.

Communities Also Named Gum Grove ...

We found three communities that share the name Gum Grove.

Within Kentucky, the name Gum Grove is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Nevada County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Gum Grove [Nevada County].
  • Mississippi
    • Holmes County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Gum Grove [Holmes County].
  • Texas
    • Liberty County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Gum Grove [Liberty County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Gum Grove ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Gum Grove:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Gum Grove - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

More Orphans in  Union County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Union County.