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Welcome to Skirum ...Skirum is located in DeKalb County<1>. The location of Skirum has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Skirum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883. Skirum is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Skirum lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Skirum (for example, toward Taliaferro (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Telephone area codes for Skirum: (256) and (938)<4> Communities near Skirum ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Skirum.
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 Skirum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Skirum. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Skirum. 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 Skirum. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Skirum. See our Newspapers Page for Skirum. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Skirum ...Looking for more information about Skirum? 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 Skirum, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Skirum. Adding Skirum to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Skirum 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 Skirum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Skirum in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Skirum. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Skirum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for DeKalb County: www.dekalbcountyal.us/ The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/ Footnotes ...
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