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Welcome to Gums ...

Gums is located in Yalobusha County<1>.

Gums is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Gums lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Gums: 662 & 471<3>

Communities near Gums ...

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

  • Grenada
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Water Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Bruce
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bruce is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <4>
  • Calhoun City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Coffeeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Pittsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
  • Big Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Slate Spring
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
  • Slate Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gums ...

Looking for more information about Gums? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gums, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gums.

Adding Gums to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gums in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Gums was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gums.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Yalobusha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gums - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Gums area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Gums area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.