Welcome to Gum Springs ...

Gum Springs is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Gum Springs is located in Rusk County<1>.

The location of Gum Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Gum Springs: Gum Spgs. (or less commonly used: Gum Spngs. or Gum Sprngs.)

Gum Springs is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Gum Springs: (903) and (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Gum Springs ...

While we believe that this Gum Springs is located in Rusk County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Gum Springs. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cass and Harrison County.

Beyond Texas, there are 19 communities that are also named Gum Springs - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (5), Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi (2), North Carolina, Tennessee (3) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Gum Springs ...

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

• Henderson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <5>
• Whitehouse
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
  • Whitehouse is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <5>
• Overton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
  • Overton is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overton <5>
• Troup
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup
  • Troup is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troup <5>
• New Summerfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Summerfield
  • New Summerfield is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Summerfield <5>
• Arp
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
  • Arp is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arp <5>
• New London
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <5>
• Cushing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
  • Cushing is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cushing <5>
• Gallatin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallatin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
  • Gallatin is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin <5>
• Mount Enterprise
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Enterprise
  • Mount Enterprise is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Enterprise <5>

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 Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gum Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gum Springs ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gum Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/