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Welcome to Baum ...

Baum is located in Carter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Baum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Baum is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Baum: 580

Communities Also Named Baum ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Baum - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Baum ...

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

  • Ardmore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Sulphur
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Madill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tishomingo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Davis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dickson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Dickson is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
  • Oakland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakland is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
  • Mannsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Springer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baum ...

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

Adding Baum to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Baum post office opened in 1894. The Baum post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baum.

Footnotes ...

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