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Welcome to Purdum ...

Purdum is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Purdum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Purdum is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Purdum: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Purdum ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Purdum - it's located in Nebraska.

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

Websites for Purdum ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Purdum, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Purdum ...

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

  • Frederick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <4>
  • Rockville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Gaithersburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mount Airy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Walkersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Poolesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Middletown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Sykesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kensington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • New Windsor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Purdum ...

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

Adding Purdum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Purdum 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 Purdum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Purdum post office opened in 1889. The Purdum post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Purdum.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Purdum - 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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Purdum area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Purdum 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/