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 Springs (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 Springs. 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 Springs ...
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 Springs: Gum Spgs. (or less commonly used: Gum Spngs. or Gum Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Gum Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gum Springs.
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 Springs is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Limestone (AL), Madison (AL), Bedford, Franklin, Giles, Marshall & Moore.
Below are the counties that are near Gum Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gum Springs:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Gum Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Flintville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Corder Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Howell Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Gattistown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Clarks Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Park City Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Elk Mill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Camargo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Booneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Harms
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Raus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Willow Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Cascade Hollow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Normandy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cortner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Shelbyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Whitaker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Haley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Wartrace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Southgate Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Tullahoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Homaway Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Royal Oaks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Ruthledge Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Lexie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Huntland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Garner Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Winchester Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sal City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Decherd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Estill Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Greenhaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Saint Marys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Wheelerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Ardmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Dickson Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkmont Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Frankewing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elkton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Trigg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Pisgah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Delina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Talley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Belfast
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Yell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Orrs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Cornersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Lynchburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Countyline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Francisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Estillfork
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Princeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Baileytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Hollytree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Hytop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Skyline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Trenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Groves
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Caro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Ardmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Center Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Capshaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- New Market
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Key's Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Hazel Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moore's Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Meridianville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elkwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Country Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Madison Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Chase
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Maysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Maysville is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Mercury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mercury is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Normal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gum Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Gum Springs.
Cemeteries Near Gum Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gum Springs.
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 Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gum Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Flintville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Flintville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Warren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Benson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Benson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jean Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harris - Jean Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bostick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (1423 more) ...
- Arnold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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 Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gum Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Brighton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brighton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Flintville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Smithland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smithland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Kelso
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lexie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Plevna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Plevna is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Huntland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Beans Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Maxwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Francisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gum Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gum Springs.
Newspapers Published in Gum Springs ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gum Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gum Springs, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gum Springs.
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 either 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 Springs:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Marshall County
- Moore County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Madison 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 Springs, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gum Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |