Gallman, Mississippi
Gallman, Mississippi | |
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| Coordinates: 31°55′56″N 90°23′21″W / 31.93222°N 90.38917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Copiah |
| Elevation | 472 ft (144 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 39077 |
| Area code(s) | 601 & 769 |
| GNIS feature ID | 670303[1] |
Gallman is an unincorporated community in Copiah County, Mississippi, United States. Gallman is located along Interstate 55 and U.S. Route 51 4.25 miles (6.84 km) south-southwest of Crystal Springs. Gallman has a post office with ZIP code 39077, which opened on November 8, 1872.[2][3]
Gallman is home to Copiah Academy, a private school in the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools. Copiah Academy services K3-12th grades and is a Christian-based college preparatory school.
History
[edit]Gallman is named for an early resident.[4] Gallman is located on the former Illinois Central Railroad.[5] In 1906 the population was estimated to be at 200 people, and the community was home to a church and several stores.[6]
The Gallman Historic District was included in the National Register of Historic Places listings in Copiah County, Mississippi on March 31, 1986.[7]
A post office operated under the name Wyoming from 1857 to 1858.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gallman". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 134.
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Gallman, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 758.
- ^ Capace, Nancy (2001). Encyclopedia of Mississippi. North American Book Dist LLC. p. 484. ISBN 9780403096039. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ^ "Copiah County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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