Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Gum Springs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gum Springs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- New Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Laneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Star
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Glenfawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
- Troup
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Overton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Minden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Omen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Pirtle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- Mixon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Mount Enterprise
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pinehill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pinehill is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
- Long Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Monroe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Mount Selman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Jacksonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsonville is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Kilgore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Looneyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Browning
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Rusk
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Linn Flat
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Linn Flat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Flat
- Fair Play
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fair Play is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
- Elderville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Elderville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Bullard
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
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