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 Creek (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 Creek. 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 Creek ...
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 Creek: Gum Crk. (or less commonly used: Gum Ck. or Gum Cr.)
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 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 Creek is located in Franklin County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Jackson (AL), Madison (AL), Coffee, Grundy, Lincoln, Marion & Moore.
Below are the counties that are near Gum Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gum Creek:
- Franklin County (The home county of Gum Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Creek, with the one closest to Gum Creek listed first.
- Greenhaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Sewanee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Decherd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Estill Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cowan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Marys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Sand Switch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Sal City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Garner Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Creek, with the one closest to Gum Creek listed first.
- Cascade Hollow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Normandy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Cortner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Raus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Haley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Wartrace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Buckle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shelbyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Creek, with the one closest to Gum Creek listed first.
- Hollow Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Burgen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Creek, with the one closest to Gum Creek listed first.
- Ruthledge Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stephenson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Southgate Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Royal Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Tullahoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Winton Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Homaway Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Forest Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- New Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Creek, with the one closest to Gum Creek listed first.
- Pelham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Monteagle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sartain Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Tracy City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lankford Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Coalmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- White City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Altamont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gruetli
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Gruetli - Laager
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beersheba Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Palmer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Creek, with the one closest to Gum Creek listed first.
- Gattistown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Booneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Flintville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Corder Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Belleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Creek, with the one closest to Gum Creek listed first.
- Comfort
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Greentown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Orme
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orme is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Kimball
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Pittsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richard City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- New Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Whitwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Condra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Powells Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Creek, with the one closest to Gum Creek listed first.
- Ridgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Countyline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sequatchie County
- Cartwright
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Creek, with the one closest to Gum Creek listed first.
- Viola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Trousdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Smyrna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Centertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- McMinnville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Creek, with the one closest to Gum Creek listed first.
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Francisco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Estillfork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Hytop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Bridgeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
- Rash
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rash is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Long Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Haynes Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gum Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Gum Creek.
Cemeteries Near Gum Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gum Creek.
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 Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gum Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gum Creek, with the one closest to Gum Creek listed first.
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gum Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Penny Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Featherston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Prairie Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Camp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Herriford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Roe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Finney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buckner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1025 more) ...
- Featherston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fields Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Partin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Gum Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gum Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gum Creek, with the one closest to Gum Creek listed first.
- Alto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alto is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Prairie Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Plains is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Plains
- Estill Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Decherd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sewanee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cowan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monteagle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Tullahoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tracy City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Awalt ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Awalt is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awalt
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gum Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gum Creek.
Newspapers Published in Gum Creek ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gum Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gum Creek, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gum Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Creek:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Grundy County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- Moore County
- Sequatchie County
- Warren County
- Jackson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gum Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |