Two hundred and eighty souls. Its wikipedia page was written by someone who lived there, or finds places like these important to memorialize.

The name, even today, is still debated upon. Tradition is that Hume got its name from a whiskey bottle falling off a train; however on Taylor's original plat, he had a Hume Street drawn on it. The population was about 1,000 at the beginning.  Noah Little had to redraw Taylor's Plat and designed the town of Hume. Hume has many catalpa trees, due to a nurseryman in trouble for public intoxication who had to plant the trees as part of his punishment.

A small visit to a small town. Just nine pictures.

Well, we all know what this is. Or was.

I wonder how long it’s been dry.

Looks like two buildings built for two similar species that had similarities, but an appreciable difference in average height.

The yellow one looks a bit drunk. But who am I to judge.

A storefront like this indicates that there is not a robust retail environment downtown.

Dead for decades.

For once I think it’s not the Google car distortion. The building itself is distorted.

Was this a town of Munchkins?

Whoa! An OUMB, unexpectedly recent.

Its predecessor, from 1922, had a lot of upper-story weight.

Tiny little post office. I like the way the brickwork honors the doorway.

And with this we bid farewell to Hume.