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 Springs (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 Springs. 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 Springs ...
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 Springs: Gum Spgs. (or less commonly used: Gum Spngs. or Gum Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Gum Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gum Springs.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 Springs is located in Fairfax 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 Fairfax County: Charles (MD), Montgomery (MD), Prince George's (MD), Arlington, Falls Church City, Loudoun & Prince William.
Below are the counties that are near Gum Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gum Springs:
- Fairfax County (The home county of Gum Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Hybla Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County
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- Fort Hunt
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County
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- Groveton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County
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- Mount Vernon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Belle Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County
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- Huntington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County
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- Penn Daw Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County
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- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County
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- Burgundy Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
- Franconia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lincolnia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Pohick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County
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- Alexandria City
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Alexandria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chinquapin Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
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- Oakcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
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- Warwick Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
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- Arlandria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City
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- Arlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Arlington Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
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- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brandon Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
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- Buckingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
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- Cherrydale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
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- Colonial Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
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- Lyon Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
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- Garden City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
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- Riverwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
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- Williamsburg Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
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- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Falls Church
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Offutt Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
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- West Falls Church
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
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- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Brent Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
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- Catlett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Hooes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hooes is located in King George County
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- Dahlgren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hampstead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
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- Somerset Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
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- Ambar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ambar is located in King George County
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- Fairview Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
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- Weedonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Oak Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
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- Sugarland Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
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- Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
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- Arcola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
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- Ashburn Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lenah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
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- Waxpool
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Marumsco Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Woodbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Agnewville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Lake Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dale City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Minnieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Montclair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dumfries
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlain Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Quantico
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhall
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Canova
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Aquia Harbour
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- King James Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Canterbury Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Loy Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Meadowood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
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- Stafford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Anne Arundel County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Pindell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Greenock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Jewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Friendship
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Harwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lothian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tracys Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Baywalker Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- West River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West River is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
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- Crofton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Davidsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stonegate Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stonegate Village is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- Crofton Village Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton Village Green is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village Green
- Calvert County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Dunkirk Town Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Penwick Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Academy Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Apple Greene
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Chaney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Abington Shores
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Abington Shores is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
- Owings Town Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Huntingtown Town Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Huntingtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sunderland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Bryans Road
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Hampton Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
- Freedom Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Pomonkey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Potomac Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Bennsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Indian Head
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Riverview Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Pomfret
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Acton Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Westlake Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Marbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Mattawoman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Howard County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Fulton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- North Laurel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Scaggsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hammond Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Leishear Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- Savage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Brookmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Chevy Chase Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- Somerset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Bethesda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cabin John
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Section Five
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Section Five is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Five
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Chevy Chase Section Three
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Section Three is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Three
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Chevy Chase
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glen Echo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Martin's Additions
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Martin's Additions is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin's Additions
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Takoma Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bradmoor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bradmoor is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradmoor
- English Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Prince George's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Fort Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Foote Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
- Friendly
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Accokeek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
- Oxon Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Thrift
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Temple Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
- Marlow Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blandford Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Village
- Camp Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Charlotte Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Budds Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Golden Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Mechanicsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chaptico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gum Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Gum Springs.
Cemeteries Near Gum Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gum Springs.
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 Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gum Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Colmans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Washington Family Tomb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Marshall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lyles Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Struder Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Accotink UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alexandria National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (334 more) ...
- Shuters Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Schurtz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schurtz Cemetery
- The Schurtz Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Community Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242933 <2>
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>
While we didn't find Gum Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gum Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gum Springs, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fort Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Accotink
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Accotink is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accotink
- Alexandria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Franconia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Accokeek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Newington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Lincolnia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lorton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Baileys Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Thrift
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Annandale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gum Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gum Springs.
Newspapers Published in Gum Springs ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gum Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gum Springs, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gum Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Springs:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fairfax County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Falls Church City
- Fauquier County
- King George County
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William County
- Stafford County
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Saint Mary's 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> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <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 Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gum Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |