A visit to the Gum Springs Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Gum Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gum Springs Cemetery:
32.0038, -89.9481
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gum Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in Simpson County<2>.
The county seat for Simpson County is located in Mendenhall. Mendenhall lies just to the east southeast of the Gum Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gum Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Gum Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gum Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Braxton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Braxton Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton Cemetery
- D'Lo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The D'Lo Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Sinclair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sinclair Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Old Taylor Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Campbellite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Campbellite Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellite Cemetery
- Middleton Field Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merit Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Merit Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merit Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rockhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rockhill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill Cemetery
- Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rexford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #762049 <5>
- Harrisville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Harrisville Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville Cemetery
- Finley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
- Everett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Everett Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
- Cato Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cato Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Gum Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gum Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- D'Lo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Braxton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Mendenhall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cato
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Westville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Puckett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Sanatorium
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Galilee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- King
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Shivers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Florence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Magee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Daniel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Whites
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Clear Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Alonzo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Hopewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Coats
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- New Hebron
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Greenfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Jaynesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Polkville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Pearson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Richland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Gum Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Simpson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gum Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Gum Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Simpson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Gum Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1959804 (Gum Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1959804 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Simpson
- Est. Elev: 100 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Braxton
- Location given for Gum Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0037662 Lon: -89.9481359
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Simpson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gum Springs Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
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