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 Springs (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 Springs. 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 Springs ...
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 Springs: Gum Spgs. (or less commonly used: Gum Spngs. or Gum Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Gum Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gum Springs.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Springs is located in Chatham 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 Chatham County: Alamance, Harnett, Lee, Moore, Orange, Randolph & Wake.
Below are the counties that are near Gum Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gum Springs:
- Chatham County (The home county of Gum Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Pittsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bynum
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bynum is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Fearrington Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fearrington Village is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearrington Village
- Moncure
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bonlee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bonlee is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonlee
- Goldston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Haywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Bear Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Siler City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gulf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Brickhaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brickhaven is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhaven
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Mandale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mandale is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Eli Whitney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eli Whitney is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli Whitney
- Sutphin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sutphin is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
- Saxapahaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Snow Camp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Melville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Melville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Swepsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- Rock Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Maple Grove Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Acres
- Bellemont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellemont is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
- Broad Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Broad Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Acres
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Parkwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parkwood is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Morrisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nelson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nelson is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- The American Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- The American Village is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The American Village
- Brassfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brassfield is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Durham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gorman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gorman is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Julian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gibsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitsett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Climax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Oaks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Oaks is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Sedalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sedalia is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Cokesbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Duncan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Seminole
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Seminole is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Ryes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ryes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryes
- Murchisontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
- Olivia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Boone Trail
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boone Trail is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Trail
- Mamers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mamers is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamers
- Rawls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rawls is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawls
- Chalybeate Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Kipling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kipling is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
- Luart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Luart is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luart
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Cumnock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cumnock is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnock
- Osgood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Osgood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Colon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Colon is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Green Valley Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wildwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Glenwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Glenwood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
- San-Lee Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- San-Lee Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San-Lee Park
- Sanford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Western Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Western Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
- Jonesboro Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
- Tramway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tramway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- Edgewater Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewater Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Estates
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Parkwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parkwood is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Jugtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jugtown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
- Cameron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carthage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Robbins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Dogwood Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Acres
- Rangewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rangewood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangewood
- Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oaks is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Teer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Teer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
- Carrboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Orange Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Orange Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Calvander
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Calvander is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvander
- Chapel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
- Dodsons Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dodsons Crossroads is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsons Crossroads
- Davie Circle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Davie Circle is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Circle
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Staley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Coleridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Coleridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
- Melanchton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Melanchton is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanchton
- Ramseur
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Franklinville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Redcross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Redcross is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcross
- Millboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Millboro is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
- Central Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Central Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Worthville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Worthville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- New Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hollemans Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hollemans Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollemans Crossroads
- Former names for Hollemans Crossroads:
- Collins
- Enno
- Apex
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Trail
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Indian Trail is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
- Holly Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dutchess Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dutchess Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Village
- Hazelwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hazelwood is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Wilbon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbon is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbon
- Fuquay - Varina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meredith Townes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Meredith Townes is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Townes
- Macks Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Macks Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Village
- McCullers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McCullers is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullers
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gum Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Gum Springs.
Cemeteries Near Gum Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gum Springs.
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 Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gum Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Emmaus Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Center Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haw River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Manns Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham Friends Meeting Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McCauley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Wesleyan Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (101 more) ...
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer AME Zion Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Riggsbee Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gum Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Pittsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bynum
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bynum is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Silk Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Silk Hope is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Hope
- Sutphin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sutphin is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
- Goldston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moncure
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Siler City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saxapahaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Haywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Teer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Teer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
- Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oaks is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Gulf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chapel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Camp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Merry Oaks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gum Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gum Springs.
Newspapers Published in Gum Springs ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gum Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gum Springs, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gum Springs.
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 Springs:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Chatham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Durham County
- Guilford County
- Harnett County
- Lee County
- Moore County
- Orange County
- Randolph County
- Wake County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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 Springs, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gum Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |