Welcome to Crum ...
Crum is located in Wayne County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Crum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
Crum is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Crum lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Crum, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Codes for Crum: 304 & 681<3>
Communities Also Named Crum ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Crum - they are located in Kentucky, New York and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crum.
Communities near Crum ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crum.
- Williamson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Williamson is located in Mingo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <4>
- Louisa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Louisa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <4>
- Fort Gay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Inez
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inez. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Inez is located in Martin County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <4>
- Delbarton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delbarton
- Delbarton is located in Mingo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delbarton <4>
- Kermit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Kermit is located in Mingo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <4>
- Warfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
- Warfield is located in Martin County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfield <4>
- Beauty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
- Greyeagle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County
- Lovely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Crum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crum.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crum. 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 Crum.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crum. See our Newspapers Page for Crum.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crum ...
Looking for more information about Crum? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Crum, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Crum.
Adding Crum to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Crum 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 Crum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Crum post office opened in 1905.
We also found Crum on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Crum.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crum - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Crum area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Crum 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |