Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Most of Gumbranch was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. Below: maps from 1918 on and the census since 1980.
Gumbranch dates its founding to 1979 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1980.
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Gumbranch’s history is told.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Gumbranch. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Gumbranch.
From Wikipedia’s history of Gumbranch.
Gumbranch was incorporated on January 1, 1979. While officially incorporated as "Gumbranch", the alternative spelling "Gum Branch" is often used, such as with the nearby Gum Branch Park and Gum Branch Baptist Church.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Between 235 and 291 people in every census since 1980.
5 censuses, 1980–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Gumbranch’s Wikipedia page.
Nobody well known was born in Gumbranch itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.
Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
In 1979, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1980 counted 272 people here.
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
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