Welcome to Lum ...

Lum is located in Lapeer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Lum is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lum: 810

Communities Also Named Lum ...

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

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

Communities near Lum ...

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

• Lapeer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lapeer is located in Lapeer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapeer <3>
• Davison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Davison is located in Genesee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davison
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davison <3>
• Imlay City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Imlay City is located in Lapeer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlay City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imlay City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Imlay City
  • From Lum to Imlay City
• Oxford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Oxford is located in Oakland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oxford
  • From Lum to Oxford
• Almont
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Almont is located in Lapeer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almont <3>
• Yale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Yale is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Yale
  • From Lum to Yale
• Capac
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Capac is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capac
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capac <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Capac
  • From Lum to Capac
• Marlette
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Marlette is located in Sanilac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlette
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlette <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marlette
  • From Lum to Marlette
• Brown City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brown City is located in Lapeer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brown City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brown City
  • From Lum to Brown City
• North Branch
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • North Branch is located in Lapeer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Branch <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to North Branch
  • From Lum to North Branch

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lum ...

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

Adding Lum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lum 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 Lum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lum post office opened in 1884. The Lum post office closed in 1964.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lum.