Do you know of Gurganus ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Gurganus. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Gurganus.<1>

Our sources for Gurganus (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Gurganus other than they indicate that Gurganus would be found somewhere in Walker County, Alabama.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1883 and closed  in 1906.

Communities Also Named Gurganus ...

We found one communities that share the name Gurganus.

Within Alabama, the name Gurganus is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Gurganus in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Onslow County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Gurganus [Onslow County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Gurganus ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Gurganus:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Gurganus - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Walker County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Walker County.