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Welcome to Gum Spring ...

Gum Spring is located in Cocke County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Gum Spring: Gum Spg. (or less commonly used: Gum Spng. or Gum Sprng.)

Gum Spring is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Gum Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Gum Spring: This one is located in Cocke County and the other is located in White County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 6 communities that are also named Gum Spring - they are located in Alabama, Kansas, Mississippi, Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gum Spring.

Communities near Gum Spring ...

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

  • Cook Mill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
  • Morristown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Dyers Ferry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
  • Jefferson City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakland is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
  • Harrisburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
  • Dandridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Monte Vista Estates
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
  • White Pine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • West Myers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • West Myers is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gum Spring ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Cocke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gum Spring - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.