Do you know of Gum Tree ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Gum Tree. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Gum Tree.<1>

Our sources for Gum Tree (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Gum Tree other than they indicate that Gum Tree would be found somewhere in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1834 and closed  in 1916.

Communities Also Named Gum Tree ...

We found four communities that share the name Gum Tree.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Gum Tree is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Yell County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Gum Tree [Yell County].
  • Kentucky
    • Monroe County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Gum Tree [Monroe County].
  • North Carolina
    • Davidson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Gum Tree [Davidson County].
  • Virginia
    • Hanover County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Gum Tree [Hanover County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Gum Tree ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Gum Tree:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Gum Tree - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Gum Tree.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 42/31784   (Place Name: Gum Tree)

County: Chester     (FIPS State/County: 42/029)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Gum Tree) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Chester County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Chester County.