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Welcome to Norum ...

Norum is located in Washington County<1>.

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.<2>.

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).

Area Codes for Norum: 850 & 448<3>

Communities near Norum ...

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

  • Chipley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonifay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Vernon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ponce de Leon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wausau
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Caryville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
  • Westville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Millers Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millers Ferry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • 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>

X2X - From that list, the Norum post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Norum.

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: https://www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Norum - 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 850 code has been Overlayed with the 448 area code. New phone numbers in the Norum area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Norum 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>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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