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Welcome to Gum ...

Gum is located in Rutherford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Gum is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Gum ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Gum - they are located in California, Louisiana, Texas and Virginia.

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

Websites for Gum ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rutherfordchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Gum, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Gum ...

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

  • Murfreesboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Smyrna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Smyrna is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <3>
  • Shelbyville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Woodbury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jamestown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
  • Unionville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Snell ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Snell is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
  • Eagleville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Wartrace
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hollow Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
    • Estimated population in 2014: 706 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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gum.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gum ...

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

Adding Gum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gum in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Gum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Gum post office opened in 1892. The Gum post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gum.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Rutherford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gum - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/