Do you know of Alum ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Alum. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Alum.<1>

Our sources for Alum (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Alum other than they indicate that Alum would be found somewhere in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1901 and closed  in 1905.

Communities Also Named Alum ...

We found three communities that share the name Alum.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Alum is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Saline County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Alum [Saline County].
  • Nevada
    • Esmeralda County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Alum [Esmeralda County].
  • Texas
    • Wilson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Alum [Wilson County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Alum ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Alum:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Luzerne County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Luzerne County.