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:
35.1410, -79.7284
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 Richmond County<2>.
The county seat for Richmond County is located in Rockingham. Rockingham lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south 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 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Gum Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gum Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williamson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Ellerbe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ellerbe Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Cemetery
- McLean Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McLean Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean Cemetery
- Marcus Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Marcus Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus Grove Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Parsons - Howell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rourks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rourks Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rourks Cemetery
- Belford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Belford Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belford Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Jackson Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Haywood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Haywood Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood Cemetery
- Green Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Green Lake Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake Cemetery
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Taylor Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Munn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Munn Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munn Cemetery
- Blake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Blake Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Cemetery
- Ledbetter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Ledbetter Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter Cemetery
- Bear Branch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam Cemetery
- McDonalds Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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:
- Norman
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Ellerbe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jackson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Foxfire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Candor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West End
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hoffman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Honey Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Marston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Seven Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- Yates Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rockingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Pinebluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Taylortown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Taylortown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Mangum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Biscoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Rockingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Pinehurst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Zion Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Grove is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
- Cordova
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Dobbins Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Wadeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Mount Gilead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
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 Richmond County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gum Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Pinebluff
- Pinehurst
- Rockingham
Websites to help with your 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 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Richmond 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 #1731884 (Gum Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1731884 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: Richmond
- Est. Elev: 179 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Norman
- Location given for Gum Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1409812 Lon: -79.7283786
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Richmond, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 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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