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Welcome to Novum ...

Novum is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Novum, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

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

Time Zone: Novum lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Novum: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Novum ...

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

  • Culpeper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Orange
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Luray
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Stanardsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Griffinsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
  • Peola Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Peola Mills is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
  • Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Salem is located in Culpeper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Novum ...

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

Adding Novum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Novum 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 Novum was on a map titled Map of Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Novum.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Novum - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Novum area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Novum area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.