Welcome to Margerum ...
Margerum is located in Colbert County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Margerum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
Margerum is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Margerum lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Margerum: 256 & 938<3>
Communities near Margerum ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Margerum.
- Iuka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <4>
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Belmont is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <4>
- Cherokee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Cherokee is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <4>
- Burnsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Burnsville is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <4>
- Tishomingo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tishomingo
- Tishomingo is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tishomingo <4>
- Waterloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Waterloo is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
- Paden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Bishop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doubleheads Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Margerum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Margerum.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Margerum. 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 Margerum.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Margerum. See our Newspapers Page for Margerum.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Margerum ...
Looking for more information about Margerum? 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 Margerum, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Margerum.
Adding Margerum to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Margerum 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 Margerum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Margerum post office opened in 1880.
We also found Margerum in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Margerum.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Margerum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Colbert County: www.colbertcounty.org/
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 Colbert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Margerum - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Margerum area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Margerum area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |