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Welcome to Kellum ...

Kellum is located in Onslow County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kellum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Kellum is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kellum: 910 & 472<3>

Communities Also Named Kellum ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Kellum - they are located in Arkansas and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Kellum ...

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

  • Jacksonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Swansboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cape Carteret
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Richlands
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Maysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Peletier
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Peletier is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peletier
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
  • Bogue
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bogue is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
  • Pollocksville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Trenton
    (17 miles [27.4 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 Kellum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kellum.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kellum ...

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

Adding Kellum to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kellum post office opened in 1901. The Kellum post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kellum.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Onslow, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kellum - 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 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Kellum area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Kellum 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/