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Welcome to Gum Branch ...

Gum Branch is located in Onslow County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gum Branch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.

A typical abbreviation for Gum Branch: Gum Br. (or less commonly used: Gum Brnch.)

Gum Branch is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Gum Branch lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Gum Branch: 910 & 472<3>

Communities Also Named Gum Branch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gum Branch - it's located in Georgia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gum Branch.

Communities near Gum Branch ...

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

  • Jacksonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Richlands
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beulaville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Maysville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Pink Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Pollocksville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Trenton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Shamrock Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
  • Catherine Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
  • Cardinal Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cardinal Village is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gum Branch ...

Looking for more information about Gum Branch? 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 Gum Branch, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gum Branch.

Adding Gum Branch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gum Branch 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 Gum Branch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gum Branch post office opened in 1860. The Gum Branch post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gum Branch.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Onslow, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gum Branch - 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 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Gum Branch area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Gum Branch 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/