Welcome to Norum ...

Norum is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Norum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Norum is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Norum (for example, toward Bristol), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for Norum: (850) and (448)<4>

Communities near Norum ...

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

• Chipley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipley
  • Chipley is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chipley <5>
• Bonifay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifay
  • Bonifay is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonifay <5>
• Vernon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <5>
• Ponce de Leon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
  • Ponce de Leon is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponce de Leon <5>
• Wausau
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau
  • Wausau is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wausau <5>
• Caryville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
  • Caryville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caryville <5>
• Ebro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro
  • Ebro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebro <5>
• Westville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <5>
• Millers Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
  • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
• Five Points
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Five Points is located in Washington 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 Norum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Norum.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Norum ...

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

Adding Norum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Norum in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Norum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Norum post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Norum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.washingtonfl.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/