Welcome to Orum ...

Orum is located in Florence County<1>.

The location of Orum has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Orum is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Orum lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Orum is located in the (843) area code.

Communities Also Named Orum ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Orum - it's located in Nebraska.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Orum.

Communities near Orum ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Orum.

• Florence
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
• Lake City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
• Marion
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Mullins
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
  • Mullins is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullins <4>
• Johnsonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
  • Johnsonville is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsonville <4>
• Latta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latta
  • Latta is located in Dillon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latta <4>
• Pamplico
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamplico
  • Pamplico is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pamplico <4>
• Quinby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinby
  • Quinby is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinby <4>
• Scranton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <4>
• Coward
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coward
  • Coward is located in Florence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coward <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Orum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orum.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Orum. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orum.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Orum. See our Newspapers Page for Orum.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orum ...

Looking for more information about Orum? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Orum, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Orum.

Adding Orum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orum in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Orum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Orum post office opened in 1895.

We also found Orum on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Florence County: www.florenceco.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/