Crum, West Virginia
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Crum is a small, unincorporated community in southern Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. It is the home to Crum Elementary School and Crum Middle School. The approximate population of the town of Crum is 300.
In Crum proper, there is a U.S. Post Office (Zip Code 25669). There is a small country store called "Copley's Market". There you can get assorted groceries and feed for animals. There is a restaurant called "Crum Pizza House", owned by Ralph and Ima Jean Dawson. There is another restaurant called "Nettie's Diner".
Crum is also the home of Silver Creek United Baptist Church (the 2nd oldest church in West Virginia), Crum Separate Baptist Church, Crum Church of Christ, and Crum Missionary Baptist. Many other small churches are located in nearby hollows and roads.
U.S. Route 52 runs directly through Crum as does the Norfolk and Southern railway. The town is bordered on the West by the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River (Also known locally as the Tug River). This river is part of the boundary between West Virginia and Kentucky.
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