Welcome to Sorum ...
Sorum is located in Perkins County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sorum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
Sorum is 2,800 feet [853 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Sorum is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Sorum lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Sorum, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Sorum: 605
Communities near Sorum ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sorum.
- Strool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strool have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strool
- Strool is located in Perkins County
- Estimated population in 2014: 52 people
- Prairie City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Prairie City is located in Perkins County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie City <4>
- Reva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reva
- Reva is located in Harding County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reva <4>
- Date
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Date have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Date
- Date is located in Perkins County
- Zeona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
- Bison is located in Perkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bison <4>
- Ralph
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lodgepole
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodgepole have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodgepole
- Lodgepole is located in Perkins County
- Estimated population in 2014: 35 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodgepole <4>
- Hoover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Hoover is located in Butte County
- Mud Butte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
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 Sorum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sorum.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sorum. See our Newspapers Page for Sorum.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sorum ...
Looking for more information about Sorum? 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 Sorum, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sorum.
Adding Sorum to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sorum 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 Sorum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Sorum post office opened in 1910.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sorum.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Perkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sorum - 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/ |