Welcome to South Rumford ...

South Rumford is located in Oxford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Rumford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

A typical abbreviation for South Rumford: S. Rumford

South Rumford is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for South Rumford: 207

Communities near South Rumford ...

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

• Paris
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
• Jay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Jay is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jay
  • From South Rumford to Jay
• Wilton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
  • Wilton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <4>
• Livermore Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore Falls
  • Livermore Falls is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore Falls <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Livermore Falls
  • From South Rumford to Livermore Falls
• Bethel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Bethel is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bethel
  • From South Rumford to Bethel
• Dixfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixfield
  • Dixfield is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixfield <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dixfield
  • From South Rumford to Dixfield
• Livermore
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <4>
• Buckfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckfield
  • Buckfield is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckfield <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Buckfield
  • From South Rumford to Buckfield
• West Paris
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Paris
  • West Paris is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Paris <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to West Paris
  • From South Rumford to West Paris
• Peru
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Peru is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Peru
  • From South Rumford to Peru

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Rumford ...

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

Adding South Rumford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Rumford 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 South Rumford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the South Rumford post office opened in 1890.

We also found South Rumford in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Rumford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Rumford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oxford County: www.oxfordcounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/