Gumville, South Carolina

Gumville, South Carolina
Unincorporated community
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
County	Berkeley
Elevation	40 ft (10 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	29453
Area code	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."

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

Geography

Gumville is located at 33°16′52″N 79°43′40″W (33.281111, -79.727778).Template:GR

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

Further reading

• Ravenel, Marion Rivers (1995). Rivers Delivers. Wyrick & Company. ISBN 0-941711-24-2.
• Rivers, Margaret Middleton (2007). Mendel & Me: Life With Congressman L. Mendel Rivers. The History Press. ISBN 9781596292888. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)