Gumville, South Carolina
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| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| County | Berkeley |
| Elevation | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 29453 |
| Area code(s) | 843 |
Gumville is an unincorporated community in Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States. It is located approximately 2 miles west of Jamestown on US 17A. Gumville was made famous as the birthplace of L. Mendel Rivers, the longtime Representative of the 1st congressional district. When queried about where he was born by reporters, Rivers would reply "I'm from Gumville. It's near Hell Hole Swamp. If you don't know where it is, look it up."[1]
Gumville is part of the Charleston–North Charleston Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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[edit] Geography
Gumville is located at (33.281111, -79.727778)[2].
A road named Gumville Road runs from Gumville, at the intersection with US 17A , south for three miles to the junction with Calestown Road.
[edit] References
- ^ Rivers, p. 15
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] Further reading
- Ravenel, Marion Rivers (1995). Rivers Delivers. Wyrick & Company. ISBN 0-941711-24-2.
- Rivers, Margaret Middleton; Margaret M.R. Eastman, L. Mendel Rivers, Jr. (2007). Mendel & Me: Life With Congressman L. Mendel Rivers. The History Press. ISBN 978.1.59629.288.8.
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- Gumville, South Carolina is at coordinates Coordinates:
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