Welcome to Hume ...

Hume is located in Allen County<1>.

The location of Hume has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hume, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Hume is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Hume: (419) and (567)<4>

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, New York, 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.

• Lima
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
  • Lima is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <5>
• Wapakoneta
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapakoneta
  • Wapakoneta is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wapakoneta <5>
• Saint Marys
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
  • Saint Marys is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <5>
• Delphos
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
  • Delphos is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delphos <5>
• Fort Shawnee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
  • Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
• New Bremen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bremen
  • New Bremen is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bremen <5>
• Spencerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
  • Spencerville is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerville <5>
• Columbus Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Grove
  • Columbus Grove is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus Grove <5>
• Elida
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
  • Elida is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
• Anna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Anna is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <5>

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hume, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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.<6>

From that list, the Hume post office opened in 1875.

We also found Hume in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hume.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hume. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Allen County: www.co.allen.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/