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 Spring (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 Spring. 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 Spring ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Gum Spring: Gum Spg. (or less commonly used: Gum Spng. or Gum Sprng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Gum Spring. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gum Spring.
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 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 Spring is located in Scott 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 Scott County: Jasper, Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Rankin & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Gum Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gum Spring:
- Scott County (The home county of Gum Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Harperville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Raworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Sebastopol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kalem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kalem is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
- Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Hunter Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Morton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Branch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Success ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Success is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Garlandsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Montrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Verba ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Verba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
- Louin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Louin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Leake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tuscola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Lena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- High Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Standing Pine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Carthage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Redwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Saint Ann
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Coosa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Neshoba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Dowdville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Dixon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Laurel Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Neshoba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Pearl River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Philadelphia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Conehatta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Lucern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Pine Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Decatur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Newton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Pelahatchie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Goshen Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
- Fannin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Trenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Burns
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Polkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Daniel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Raleigh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gum Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Gum Spring.
Cemeteries Near Gum Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gum Spring.
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 Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gum Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Old Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lone Pilgrim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eastern Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Futchs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hayes Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Damascus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- North Morton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Britt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gum Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Harperville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Hillsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Piketown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Piketown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketown
- Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lillian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lillian is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
- Hays
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hays is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Damascus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Raworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Conehatta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Walnut Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sebastopol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Norris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Norris is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Tuscola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gum Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gum Spring.
Newspapers Published in Gum Spring ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gum Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gum Spring, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gum Spring.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Gum Spring:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Scott County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- Leake County
- Neshoba County
- Newton County
- Rankin County
- Smith 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 Spring, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gum Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |