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.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 Spring is located in Monongalia County.
To see how the shape of West 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 Monongalia County: Fayette (PA), Greene (PA), Marion, Preston, Taylor & Wetzel.
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:
- Monongalia 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.
- Little Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Brookhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Smithtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Morgantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Westover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Laurel Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Baker Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Canyon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Arnettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Granville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Osage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Clemtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Kasson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Arden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Valley Furnace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Adaland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaland
- Berryburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Meriden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Kalamazoo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Philippi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vannoys Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Pepper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Enterprise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Saltwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saltwell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltwell
- Shinnston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Meadowbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Spelter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Wyatt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Lumberport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Despard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Anmoore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gore is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Neel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Mount Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Samaria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Pleasant View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rivesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hammond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Fairmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Palatine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Colfax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Barrackville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Gladesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Arthurdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reedsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Masontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Threefork Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Independence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Newburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kingwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tunnelton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Heathers Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Albright
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Thornton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Fetterman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Knottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- West Grafton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Pruntytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Yates ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Webster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Brydon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Oreide
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreide
- Wetzel County
- Round Bottom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Hutton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Friendsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Red House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Loch Lynn Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- McHenry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Lake Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Point Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Morris Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Winstead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Atlantic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Fairchance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Geneva
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Haydentown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Smithfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Masontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shoaf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shoaf is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoaf
- Elliottsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Dunkard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Dilliner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Mount Morris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greensboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kirby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Ceylon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Fordyce
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Nemacolin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Gump
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gump is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
- Spraggs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Fairdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Carmichaels
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
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.
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ida Jane Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McBee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hope Halleck UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Arthurdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Summers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (485 more) ...
- Robe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Matthew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reedsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Gum Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gum Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gum Spring, with the one closest to Gum Spring listed first.
- Clinton Furnace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clinton Furnace is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Furnace
- Halleck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Halleck is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halleck
- Gladesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Reedsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Uffington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Uffington is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uffington
- Little Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Masontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dellslow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dellslow is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellslow
- Forksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Forksburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksburg
- Neel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Morgantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Independence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Laurel Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Lowsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lowsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowsville
- Opekiska
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Opekiska is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opekiska
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 69 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 12 miles [19.3 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 first visit 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 West Virginia
- Pages specific to Monongalia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Preston County
- Taylor County
- Wetzel County
- Garrett County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |