Gumville, South Carolina

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official_name = Gumville, South Carolina
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image_caption = Gumville on the USGS Quad Map


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = South Carolina
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Berkeley

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timezone = Eastern (EST)
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elevation_m = 12
elevation_ft = 40
latd = 33 |latm = 16 |lats = 52 |latNS = N
longd = 79 |longm = 43 |longs = 40 |longEW = W

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postal_code = 29453
area_code = 843
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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." [Rivers, p. 15]

Gumville is part of the Charleston–North Charleston Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Gumville is located at coor dms|33|16|52|N|79|43|40|W|city (33.281111, -79.727778)GR|1.

A road named Gumville Road runs from Gumville, at the intersection with US 17A , south for three miles to the junction with Calestown Road.

References

Further reading

*cite book | last = Ravenel | first = Marion Rivers | title = Rivers Delivers | publisher= Wyrick & Company | year=1995 | isbn=0-941711-24-2
*cite book | last = Rivers | first = Margaret Middleton | coauthors=Margaret M.R. Eastman, L. Mendel Rivers, Jr. | title = Mendel & Me: Life With Congressman L. Mendel Rivers | publisher= The History Press | year=2007 | isbn=978.1.59629.288.8

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