Welcome to Gum Spring ...

Gum Spring is located in Louisa County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gum Spring, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Gum Spring: Gum Spg. (or less commonly used: Gum Spng. or Gum Sprng.)

Gum Spring is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Gum Spring lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Gum Spring: (540)

Communities Also Named Gum Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Gum Spring - they are located in Alabama, Kansas, Mississippi, Tennessee (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Gum Spring ...

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

• Louisa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
  • Louisa is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <4>
• Mineral
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Mineral is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <4>
• Columbia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Fluvanna County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 80 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Willowbrook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
  • Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
• Enon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
  • Enon is located in Goochland County
• Goochland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goochland
  • Goochland is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goochland <4>
• Hadensville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
  • Hadensville is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hadensville <4>
• Beaumont
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
  • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
• Jackson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Louisa County
• Maidens
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidens
  • Maidens is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maidens <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gum Spring ...

Looking for more information about Gum Spring? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Gum Spring, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gum Spring.

Adding Gum Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gum Spring 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 for Gum Spring was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Gum Spring on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gum Spring.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Louisa County: www.louisacounty.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/