Welcome to Isom ...

Isom is located in Maury County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Isom, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

Isom is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Isom ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Isom - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Isom ...

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

• Columbia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Columbia is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <3>
• Greenfield Bend
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
  • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
• Sawdust
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sawdust is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
• Jonesboro ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jonesboro is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
• Mount Pleasant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <3>
• Hohenwald
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hohenwald is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenwald
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hohenwald <3>
• Centerville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Centerville is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <3>
• Southport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Southport is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
• Graytown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Graytown is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
• Chartersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chartersville is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 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 Isom. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Isom.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Isom ...

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

Adding Isom to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Isom 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 Isom was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Isom.