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Welcome to Gum Spring ...

Gum Spring is located in White County<1>.

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

Gum Spring is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Gum Spring lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Gum Spring (for example, toward Rockwood), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Gum Spring: 931

Communities Also Named Gum Spring ...

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

  • 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
  • Smyrna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Smyrna is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
  • Cookeville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • McMinnville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sparta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Smithville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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
  • Spencer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Baxter
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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

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 White, 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.