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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
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 and hospitals 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 Montgomery County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Frederick, Howard, Prince George's, Fairfax (VA) & Loudoun (VA).
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:
- Montgomery 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.
- Spencerville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Cloverly
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cloverly is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverly
- Fairland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Paint Branch Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Paint Branch Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Branch Farms
- Old Salem Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Salem Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Village
- Blackburn Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Burtonsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Colesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bonifant Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bonifant Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifant Village
- Norwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Village
- Norwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Layhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Layhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layhill
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Maryland City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Annapolis Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jessup
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Geraghty Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Geraghty Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraghty Village
- Dorsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Lake Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Meade Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Meade Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Village
- Odenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pioneer City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pioneer City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
- Severn Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Severn Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn Village
- Harmans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Hidden Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hidden Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Beechfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
- Oaklee Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Violetville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Carroll
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Edmondson Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Brooklyn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Curtis Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Gwynn Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Old Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Woodberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Frederick Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Catonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Hollofield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
- Granite
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Arbutus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Halethorpe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carriage Hill Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Hill Village
- Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Mill
- Baltimore Highlands
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore Highlands is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Highlands
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Chaney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Dunkirk Town Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Henryton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Gaither
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Morgan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Sykesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Woodbine
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Watersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Eldersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Freedom Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Piney Ridge Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Mount Airy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nottingham Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
- Ridgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Smith Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Green Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Mount Airy Village West
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bartholows
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- Monrovia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Market
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Urbana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ijamsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New London
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Park Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Park Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
- Reels Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reels Mill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Mill
- Oak Orchard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Fulton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Scaggsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Leishear Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- North Laurel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Savage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glenshire Towne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
- Guilford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- West Laurel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- Beltsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <1>
- South Laurel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- Adelphi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Berwyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- College Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Langley Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Berwyn Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
- Boxwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- University Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- University Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Greenbelt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Arlandria
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Warwick Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Chinquapin Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Alexandria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Riverwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Cherrydale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Colonial Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Arlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Williamsburg Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Arlington Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Brandon Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Fairfax City (VA)
- Fairfax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Langley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- McLean
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salona Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
- Pimmit Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pimmit Hills is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimmit Hills
- Ash Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Baileys Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Idylwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Idylwood is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idylwood
- Kenmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Seven Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shouse Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shouse Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shouse Village
- Tysons Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Great Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Falls Church City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Falls Church
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Offutt Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Sugarland Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Countryside
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Oak Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sterling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ashburn Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lansdowne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Waxpool
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
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.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Burtonsville.
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery of Montgomery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #M: 28-37 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81726 <3>
- Bonifant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Christian Brothers Institute Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- George Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Queens Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland National Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Norbeck Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (517 more) ...
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dorsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Gum Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gum Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Spencerville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Fairland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Colesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ednor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ednor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednor
- Burtonsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Layhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Layhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layhill
- Burnt Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Ashton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Wheaton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beltsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Ammendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ammendale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammendale
- Muirkirk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Muirkirk is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muirkirk
- Contee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Contee is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contee
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 2 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 5 miles [8 km]<5>. 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 helpful websites 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 Maryland
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Calvert County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Howard County
- Prince George's County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Loudoun County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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'. |