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 Spring (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 Spring. 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 Spring ...
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 Spring: Gum Spg. (or less commonly used: Gum Spng. or Gum Sprng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Gum Spring. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gum Spring.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Spring is located in White 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 White County: Cumberland, DeKalb, Putnam, Van Buren & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Gum Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gum Spring:
- White County (The home county of Gum Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Darkey Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Doyle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Quebeck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Drop ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Sparta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peeled Chestnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Fanchers Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Macedonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Cherry Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Clarktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Winesap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Brockdell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Pikeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ninemile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Woods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Bluewing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Gassaway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Woodbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Auburntown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Coffee County
- Naola ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Todd Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Newton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Erasmus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Pleasant Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Lantana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Howard Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Dykes Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Lake Tansi Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Creston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Crossville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Johnsons Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Young Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Philippi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Smithville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Dowelltown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Temperance Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Alexandria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grundy County
- Beersheba Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Nameless
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Dodson Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Beaver Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Oak Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Obey City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Boiling Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Burton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Ditty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Burgess
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Huntland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Southtown Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Burnett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Boma
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Baxter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cookeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- White Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Park Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Chestnut Mound
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Hickman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Gordonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Bone Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Cummingsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Laurelburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetgum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Chalybeate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Fall City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Campaign
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Gath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Dibrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Shellsford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Lucky
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- McMinnville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Daylight
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Cottage Home
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Round Top
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gum Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Gum Spring.
Cemeteries Near Gum Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gum Spring.
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 Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gum Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Swindell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Simrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Jericho Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hurd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cooke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (572 more) ...
- Grissom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Gum Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gum Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Darkey Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Yateston
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Yateston is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yateston
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Quebeck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Walling
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cassville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cassville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Elijah ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elijah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
- Drop ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Rock Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grace ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grace is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Sparkman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sparkman is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sparta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bone Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Meade ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gum Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gum Spring.
Newspapers Published in Gum Spring ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gum Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gum Spring, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gum Spring.
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 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 Spring:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Cumberland County
- DeKalb County
- Grundy County
- Jackson County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Smith County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- Wilson 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> | 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 Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |