Gum Springs
Gum Springs is on Farm Road 968 just east of Longview and eighteen miles southwest of Marshall in the southwestern corner of Harrison County. The community was settled in the 1850s. In 1897 the Gum Springs school served seventy White pupils, and in 1904 the Gum Springs school district had one school for seventy White pupils and two schools serving ninety-six Black pupils. The schools were still operating in the 1930s, but by 1983 Gum Springs comprised only a church, a cemetery, and scattered dwellings.
Mark Odintz | © TSHA
Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.
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Currently Exists
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Place type
Gum Springs is classified as a Town
Associated Names
- [Gum Spring]
Location
Latitude: 32.45987230Longitude: -94.67659770
Has Post Office
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Is Incorporated
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