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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)
    • Ebro is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro
    • 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)
    • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
  • Five Points
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Five Points is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points

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 (so far) for Norum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Norum post office opened in 1908. The Norum post office closed in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Norum.

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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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