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Welcome to Cullomburg ...

Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cullomburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

Cullomburg is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cullomburg lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Cullomburg ...

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

  • Chatom
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Millry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Silas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Coffeeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Gilbertown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Toxey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Toxey is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Needham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Needham is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Bolinger
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bolinger is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
  • Bladon Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Aquilla
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Aquilla is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla

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 Cullomburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cullomburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cullomburg. 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 Cullomburg.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cullomburg ...

Looking for more information about Cullomburg? 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 Cullomburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cullomburg.

Adding Cullomburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cullomburg 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 (so far) for Cullomburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cullomburg post office opened in 1912. The Cullomburg post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cullomburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Choctaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cullomburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/