Welcome to Saukum ...
Saukum is located in Wilkinson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Saukum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Saukum is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Saukum lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Saukum: 601 & 769<3>
Communities near Saukum ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saukum.
- Centreville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gloster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Norwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
- Crosby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rosetta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Garden City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Knoxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Bewelcome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Whitaker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
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 Saukum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saukum.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saukum. 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 Saukum.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saukum. See our Newspapers Page for Saukum.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saukum ...
Looking for more information about Saukum? 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 Saukum, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Saukum.
Adding Saukum to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Saukum 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 Saukum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Saukum post office opened in 1892. The Saukum post office closed in 1912.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Saukum.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Wilkinson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saukum - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Saukum area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Saukum 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/ |