Welcome to Woollum ...
Woollum is located in Knox County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Woollum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Woollum is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Woollum lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Woollum, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Woollum: 606
The ZIP code for Woollum: 40999<3>
Communities near Woollum ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Woollum.
- London
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corbin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Barbourville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pineville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Manchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crane Nest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Bush
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Girdler
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Cannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Cannon is located in Knox 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 Woollum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woollum.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Woollum. 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 Woollum.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Woollum. See our Newspapers Page for Woollum.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woollum ...
Looking for more information about Woollum? 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 Woollum, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Woollum.
Adding Woollum to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Woollum 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 Woollum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Woollum post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Woollum.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woollum - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Woollum). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Woollum or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |