Welcome to Gorman ...

Gorman is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gorman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Gorman is 3,820 feet [1,164 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Gorman is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Gorman lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Gorman lies within the (661) area code.

The ZIP code for Gorman: 93243<3>

Communities Also Named Gorman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Gorman - they are located in Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Ontario, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gorman.

Communities near Gorman ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gorman.

• Frazier Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Park
  • Frazier Park is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazier Park <4>
• Lake of the Woods
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
  • Lake of the Woods is located in Kern County
• Grapevine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
  • Grapevine is located in Kern County
• Neenach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenach
  • Neenach is located in Los Angeles County
• Wheeler Ridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Ridge
  • Wheeler Ridge is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeler Ridge <4>
• Pine Mountain Club
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain Club
  • Pine Mountain Club is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Mountain Club <4>
• Mettler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mettler
  • Mettler is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mettler <4>
• Stallion Springs
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallion Springs
  • Stallion Springs is located in Kern County
• Castaic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castaic
  • Castaic is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castaic <4>
• Lake Hughes
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hughes
  • Lake Hughes is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Hughes <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gorman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gorman.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gorman. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gorman.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gorman. See our Newspapers Page for Gorman.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gorman ...

Looking for more information about Gorman? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Gorman, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gorman.

Adding Gorman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gorman in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gorman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gorman post office opened in 1896.

We also found Gorman on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gorman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gorman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/