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Welcome to Hume ...

Hume is located in Allegany County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Hume, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

Hume is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Hume ...

Official Website: www.humetown.org/

Communities Also Named Hume ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Hume - they are located in California (3), Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Hume ...

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

  • Perry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Wyoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
  • Warsaw
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Arcade
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Franklinville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
    • Franklinville is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinville <4>
  • Cuba
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Cuba is located in Allegany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
  • Nunda
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
    • Nunda is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <4>
  • Delevan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delevan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
    • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <4>
  • Castile
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castile
    • Castile is located in Wyoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castile <4>
  • Belmont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Belmont is located in Allegany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <4>
  • Angelica
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angelica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
    • Angelica is located in Allegany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angelica <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hume ...

Looking for more information about Hume? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hume, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hume.

Adding Hume to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hume post office opened in 1825.

We also found Hume in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hume.

The official website for Hume: www.humetown.org/

The official website for Allegany County: www.alleganyco.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Allegany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hume - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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