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 Spring (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 Spring. 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 Spring ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Gum Spring: Gum Spg. (or less commonly used: Gum Spng. or Gum Sprng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Gum Spring. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gum Spring.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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 Spring is located in Louisa County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Louisa County: Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Orange & Spotsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Gum Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gum Spring:
- Louisa County (The home county of Gum Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Shelfar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Willowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Gays ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Vigor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Cuckoo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Mineral
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pendleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Bumpass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Bells Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Louisa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Harris ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Cobham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Keswick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Masons Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Lodore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Paineville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Amelia Court House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- New Canton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Bridgeport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Arvonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gold Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Gravel Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Ruther Glen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burruss Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Midlothian
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Robious
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Otterdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Bon Air
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Lakeside Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Trenton Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Trents Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Cumberland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Kents Store
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fork Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Weber City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Monticello
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Antioch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Nicholas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Sandy Hook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Hadensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goochland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Enon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Maidens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oilville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thorncliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Fife
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tabscott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Vontay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Montpelier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rockville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Casco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Goodall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Hylas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Tylers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Beaverdam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hewlett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Ashland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gwathmey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Verdon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Wyndham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Short Pump
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Lorraine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Glen Allen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hunton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Laurel Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Tuckahoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Walk
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Laurel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Longdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Dumbarton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Danton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Gordonsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vulcan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Beaumont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Michaux
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Huguenot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Belona
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Dorset
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Richmond City
- Richmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond County
- Chippenham Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Lewiston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Glenora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Partlow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holladay
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Childs Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Marye
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Margo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- McHenry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Post Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Arcadia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Snell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gum Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Gum Spring.
Cemeteries Near Gum Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gum Spring.
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 Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gum Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Shelton Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethel UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Payne Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cooke Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belmead Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Church of Our Saviour Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bowles Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grubbs Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Fork Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harrison Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cartersville Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (169 more) ...
- St. Peters Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Petersville Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gum Spring had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Sandy Hook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Orchid
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orchid is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
- Perkinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Perkinsville is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- Irwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Irwin is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Cedar Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Point is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Dabneys
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dabneys is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabneys
- Hadensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Enon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Maidens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Apple Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Apple Grove is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Michaux
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oilville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Creek is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Creek
- Bula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bula is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bula
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gum Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gum Spring.
Newspapers Published in Gum Spring ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gum Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gum Spring, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gum Spring.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Spring:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Louisa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amelia County
- Buckingham County
- Caroline County
- Chesterfield County
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Orange County
- Powhatan County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Spotsylvania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gum Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |