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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 Forks (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 Forks. 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 Forks ...

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 Forks: Gum Frks.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 Forks is located in Northampton County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Northampton County: Bertie, Halifax, Hertford, Warren, Brunswick (VA), Greensville (VA) & Southampton (VA).

Below are the counties that are near Gum Forks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gum Forks:

  • Northampton County     (The home county of Gum Forks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gum Forks, with the one closest to Gum Forks listed first.
    • Gaston
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Gaston is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <1>
    • Garysburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Henrico
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Seaboard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jackson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Margarettsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Margarettsville is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
    • Lasker
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Lasker is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Conway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Conway is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <1>
    • Pendleton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Pendleton is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
    • Potecasi
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Potecasi is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
    • Severn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Severn is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Rich Square
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgecombe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gum Forks, with the one closest to Gum Forks listed first.
    • Whitakers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Gethsemane
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
  • Halifax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gum Forks, with the one closest to Gum Forks listed first.
    • Belmont
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Belmont is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • South Rosemary
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • South Rosemary is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rosemary
    • Roanoke Rapids
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Weldon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • South Weldon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • South Weldon is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weldon
    • Halifax
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Littleton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Allen Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Allen Grove is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
    • Airlie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Airlie is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
    • Heathsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Heathsville is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
    • Brinkleyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
    • Tillery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Enfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Nash County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gum Forks, with the one closest to Gum Forks listed first.
    • Hickory
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Taylor Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
    • Aventon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Aventon is located in Nash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aventon
    • Gold Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Hilliardston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hilliardston is located in Nash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gum Forks, with the one closest to Gum Forks listed first.
    • Vaughan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Church Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Church Hill is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
    • Arcola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Arcola is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Macon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Warren Plains
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Warren Plains is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
    • Warrenton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Wise
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Wise is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
    • Norlina
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Snow Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Snow Hill is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Brunswick County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gum Forks, with the one closest to Gum Forks listed first.
    • Ante
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Ante is located in Brunswick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
    • Ankum
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ankum is located in Brunswick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
    • Powellton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Powellton is located in Brunswick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
    • Gasburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Gholsonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
    • Totaro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Totaro is located in Brunswick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
    • Ezell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ezell is located in Brunswick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
    • Edgerton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Edgerton is located in Brunswick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
    • Lawrenceville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Callaville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Callaville is located in Brunswick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
    • Netta ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Netta is located in Brunswick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
    • Dolphin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Dolphin is located in Brunswick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
    • Brodnax
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Brodnax is located in Brunswick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodnax <1>
  • Emporia City (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gum Forks, with the one closest to Gum Forks listed first.
    • Emporia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Emporia is located in Emporia City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporia <1>
    • White City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • White City is located in Emporia City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Greensville County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gum Forks, with the one closest to Gum Forks listed first.
    • Skippers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Radium
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Radium is located in Greensville County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
    • Claresville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Claresville is located in Greensville County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
    • Jarratt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jarratt is located in Greensville County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarratt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarratt <1>
  • Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gum Forks, with the one closest to Gum Forks listed first.
    • La Crosse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • La Crosse is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <1>
    • Bracey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Hagood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
    • Marengo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
    • South Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • South Hill is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Hill <1>
  • Southampton County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gum Forks, with the one closest to Gum Forks listed first.
    • Little Texas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Little Texas is located in Southampton County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
    • Adams Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Adams Grove is located in Southampton County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove
    • Koskoo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Koskoo is located in Southampton County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koskoo
    • Branchville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Branchville is located in Southampton County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
    • Drewryville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Boykins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Boykins is located in Southampton County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykins
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boykins <1>
    • Shiloh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Shiloh is located in Southampton County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Worrell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Worrell is located in Southampton County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell
    • Capron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Capron is located in Southampton County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Joyner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Joyner is located in Southampton County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner
  • Spotsylvania County (VA)
    • Brokenburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
  • Sussex County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gum Forks, with the one closest to Gum Forks listed first.
    • Grizzard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Grizzard is located in Sussex County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
    • Mason
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Mason is located in Sussex County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Henry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Henry is located in Sussex County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gum Forks, see our County-by-County Page for Gum Forks.

Cemeteries Near Gum Forks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gum Forks.

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 Forks - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gum Forks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gum Forks, with the one closest to Gum Forks listed first.

  • Moody Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Floyd Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rook Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Squire Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cedarwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedarwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Roanoke Rapids.
    • The Cedarwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Roanoke Rapids Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47078 <2>
  • Massey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Poplar Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Crestview Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Vincent Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (201 more) ...
    • Wyche Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedarwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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.<3>

While we didn't find Gum Forks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gum Forks.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Gum Forks, with the one closest to Gum Forks listed first.

  • Barley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Barley is located in Greensville County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barley
  • Weldon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Garysburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Brink
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Brink is located in Greensville County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
  • Gumberry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Gumberry is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumberry
  • Skippers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Valentines
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Valentines is located in Brunswick County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentines
  • Ante
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ante is located in Brunswick County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
  • Aurelian Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Aurelian Springs is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurelian Springs
  • Powellton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Powellton is located in Brunswick County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
  • Gasburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Littleton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Halifax
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Seaboard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gum Forks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gum Forks.

Newspapers Published in Gum Forks ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gum Forks.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gum Forks, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gum Forks.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Forks:

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>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.
<3>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 Forks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Gum Forks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.