RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Minnesota >> Norman County >> RanumIndex...

Welcome to Ranum ...

Ranum is located in Norman County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ranum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Ranum is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ranum lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Ranum: 218

Communities near Ranum ...

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

  • Fosston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Mahnomen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fertile
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Twin Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Valley is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
  • McIntosh
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Erskine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Winger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gary
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mentor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Beltrami
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Beltrami is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ranum ...

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

Adding Ranum to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ranum post office opened in 1900. The Ranum post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ranum.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Norman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ranum - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/