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Welcome to Cullom ...

So far, we found very little information about Cullom. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cullom to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cullom, please Contact Us.


Cullom would have been located within present day Overton County<2>.


The location of Cullom has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Cullom, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Cullom is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Cullom was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Cullom (for example, toward Sunbright), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The location where Cullom once stood is in the (931) area code.

Communities Also Named Cullom ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Cullom - they are located in Illinois and Nebraska.

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

Communities near Cullom ...

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

  • Cookeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Algood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Algood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algood
    • Algood is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,547 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algood <5>
  • Cooper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Cooper is located in Fentress County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
  • Livingston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
    • Livingston is located in Overton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,129 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <5>
  • Monterey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • White Plains
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • White Plains is located in Putnam County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
  • Jamestown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Celina
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Grimsley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Dodson Branch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
    • Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people

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

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

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

Adding Cullom to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cullom in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cullom was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cullom post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cullom.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cullom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Overton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cullom - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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