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 Grove (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 Grove. 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 Grove ...
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 Grove: Gum Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Gum Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gum Grove.
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 hospitals and doctors 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 Grove is located in Holmes County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Holmes County: Attala, Carroll, Humphreys, Leflore, Madison & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near Gum Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gum Grove:
- Holmes County (The home county of Gum Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Grove, with the one closest to Gum Grove listed first.
- Pluto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Bee Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Good Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Mileston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Tolarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Gwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Tchula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Coxburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Wyatt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Jones Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Keirn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Cruger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Ituma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Hinds County
- Delta City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Grove, with the one closest to Gum Grove listed first.
- Silver City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Belzoni
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Louise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Gooden Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Jaketown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Isola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Issaquena County
- Booth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Booth is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Grove, with the one closest to Gum Grove listed first.
- Morgan City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Sidon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Roebuck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Itta Bena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sharkey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Grove, with the one closest to Gum Grove listed first.
- Auter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Richey
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Anguilla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nitta Yuma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Panther Burn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Mont Helena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Riverside Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Rolling Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lorenzen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Grove, with the one closest to Gum Grove listed first.
- Inverness
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- New Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Baird
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Moorhead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Indianola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Heathman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Grove, with the one closest to Gum Grove listed first.
- Murphy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Willet
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Willet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Hollandale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Overby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Arcola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Grove, with the one closest to Gum Grove listed first.
- Crump
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Dover ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Eden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Yazoo City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <1>
- Jonestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Evans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Fordyke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Nod
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Anding
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Oil City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Satartia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Kearney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gum Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Gum Grove.
Cemeteries Near Gum Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gum Grove.
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 Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gum Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gum Grove, with the one closest to Gum Grove listed first.
- Pluto Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fullilove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thornton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bellewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marcella Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (255 more) ...
- Woodland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mathena Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<2>
While we didn't find Gum Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gum Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gum Grove, with the one closest to Gum Grove listed first.
- Pluto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Belle Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Prairie is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
- Crump
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Bee Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Thornton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thornton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Dover ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Good Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Eden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Marcella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marcella is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Mileston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Free Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Free Run is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Run
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tolarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Coxburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gum Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gum Grove.
Newspapers Published in Gum Grove ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gum Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gum Grove, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gum Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Grove:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Holmes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hinds County
- Humphreys County
- Issaquena County
- Leflore County
- Sharkey County
- Sunflower County
- Washington County
- Yazoo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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> | 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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gum Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |