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Welcome to Gum Ridge ...

So far, we found very little information about Gum Ridge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Gum Ridge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gum Ridge, please Contact Us.

Gum Ridge would have been located within present day Avoyelles Parish<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Gum Ridge: Gum Rdg. (or less commonly used: Gum Rdge. or Gum Ridg.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Gum Ridge is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Gum Ridge was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Gum Ridge was located: 318 & 457<4>

Communities Also Named Gum Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Gum Ridge: This one is located in Avoyelles Parish and the other is located in Morehouse Parish.

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

Communities near Gum Ridge ...

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

  • Ville Platte
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Marksville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Bunkie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <5>
  • Simmesport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottonport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mansura
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Washington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Moreauville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hessmer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cheneyville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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 Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gum Ridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gum Ridge. 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 Ridge.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Avoyelles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gum Ridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Gum Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Gum Ridge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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