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Welcome to Walum ...

Walum is located in Griggs County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Walum is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Walum: 701

Communities near Walum ...

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

  • Cooperstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Wimbledon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hannaford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dazey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Courtenay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Rogers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Luverne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Sibley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sibley is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • Leal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Leal is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
  • Pillsbury
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Pillsbury is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 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 Walum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walum.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walum ...

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

Adding Walum to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Walum post office opened in 1904. The Walum post office closed in 1973.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walum.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Griggs, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walum - 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/