Welcome to Lum ...
Lum is located in Lowndes County<1>.
The location of Lum has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
Lum is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Lum lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Lum is within the boundaries of the (334) area code.
Communities Also Named Lum ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lum - it's located in Michigan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lum.
Communities near Lum ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lum.
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,349 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
- Fort Deposit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Fort Deposit is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Deposit <4>
- Mosses
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Hayneville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayneville
- Hayneville is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayneville <4>
- White Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Gordonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Lowndesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowndesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowndesboro
- Lowndesboro is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowndesboro <4>
- Benton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Bragg's
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Letohatchee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
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 Lum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lum.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lum. 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 Lum.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lum. See our Newspapers Page for Lum.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lum ...
Looking for more information about Lum? 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 Lum, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lum.
Adding Lum to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lum 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 Lum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Lum post office opened in 1895.
We also found Lum on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lum.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lowndes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lum - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |