Welcome to Gumberry ...

Gumberry is located in Northampton County<1>.

The location of Gumberry has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gumberry, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Gumberry is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Gumberry is within the (252) area code.

Communities near Gumberry ...

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

• Roanoke Rapids
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke Rapids
  • Roanoke Rapids is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke Rapids <4>
• Emporia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
  • Emporia is located in Emporia City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporia <4>
• Weldon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weldon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
  • Weldon is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weldon <4>
• Gaston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
  • Gaston is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <4>
• Garysburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysburg
  • Garysburg is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garysburg <4>
• Rich Square
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Square
  • Rich Square is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Square <4>
• Conway
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <4>
• Woodland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Woodland is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland <4>
• Seaboard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaboard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
  • Seaboard is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaboard <4>
• Boykins
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykins
  • Boykins is located in Southampton County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boykins <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gumberry ...

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

Adding Gumberry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gumberry 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 for Gumberry was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Gumberry on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gumberry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gumberry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptonnc.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/