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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>

The ZIP code for Crum: 25669<4>

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)
  • Louisa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Louisa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <5>
  • Fort Gay
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Inez
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Inez is located in Martin County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <5>
  • Delbarton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Kermit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Warfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Beauty
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
  • Greyeagle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Greyeagle is located in Mingo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
  • Lovely
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lovely is located in Martin County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely

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 (so far) for Crum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Crum post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crum.

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>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Crum). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Crum or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/