[4][5] The location of the village was established by Frederick Hack who granted a 90 foot right of way across his farm and paid a cash bonus of $4000 to the railroad company.

Hack platted and laid out the village and donated forty acres of land on which to build it.

[7] The story was that Mr. Hack wanted the town called Jeffrey after the man who was roadmaster of the Illinois Central Railroad at that time.

J. W. White and Dr. Keck arrived about the same time from Barrington, Illinois and shipped the first lumber into town with which to erect a building that was later used as a saloon.

[8] James Righter moved a two-story frame building from Sullivan Center, Illinois which was used for a general store.

[8] Peter Gingry and Andrew Keck Sr. operated the first saloon and Mike Harshbarger ran a pool hall in an adjoining room.

Cullom’s first train depot was a small “two by four” building which was used until a better one was moved from Kempton, Illinois on a flat car.

David Farmer built a brick building, known as the Cullom Hotel, on Maple Street which was used for many purposes.

[10] Cullom is located in eastern Livingston County and is the only incorporated community in Sullivan Township.

In 2002 American Legion Skinner-Trost Post 122 dedicated a monument to all the local area veterans, living and dead, at the West Lawn Cemetery located on W. Jackson Street.

The monument includes etched emblems of all branches of military service, US Air Force, US Army, US Marine Corps, United States Navy, Coast Guard, National Guard and Reserves.

Tri Point High School serves grade 9-12 students from Cullom, Cabery, Kempton, Piper City, and Stelle.

[14] Arnold Orville Beckman (April 10, 1900 – May 18, 2004) was a chemist, inventor, investor, and philanthropist born in Cullom.