Welcome to Numa ...

Numa is located in Parke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Numa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1844.

Numa is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Numa lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Numa (for example, toward Paris (IL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Numa: 765

Communities Also Named Numa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Numa - they are located in Colorado (2), Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Numa.

Communities near Numa ...

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

• Terre Haute
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terre Haute <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Terre Haute
  • From Numa to Terre Haute
• Paris
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Paris is located in Edgar County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Paris
  • From Numa to Paris
• Brazil
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Brazil is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazil <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brazil
  • From Numa to Brazil
• Rockville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockville is located in Parke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <3>
• West Terre Haute
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • West Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Terre Haute
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Terre Haute <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to West Terre Haute
  • From Numa to West Terre Haute
• Fairview Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
• Seelyville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
• Montezuma
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Montezuma is located in Parke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <3>
• Knightsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Knightsville is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
• Rosedale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rosedale is located in Parke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Rosedale has also been known as:
  • Roseville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rosedale
  • From Numa to Rosedale

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 Numa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Numa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Numa ...

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

Adding Numa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Numa 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 (so far) for Numa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Numa post office opened in 1844. The Numa post office closed in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Numa.