Welcome to Thurman ...

So far, we found very little information about Thurman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Thurman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Thurman, please Contact Us.

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Thurman would have been located within present day Washington County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thurman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Thurman is 4,950 feet [1,509 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Thurman is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Thurman was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Thurman was located: 970 & 748<4>

Communities Also Named Thurman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Thurman: This one is located in Washington County and the other is located in Arapahoe County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 16 communities that are also named Thurman - they are located in Arkansas (2), Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Thurman ...

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

• Anton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Anton is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anton <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Anton
  • From Thurman to Anton
• Arickaree ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Arickaree is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arickaree
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Arickaree
  • From Thurman to Arickaree
• Lindon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lindon is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindon <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lindon
  • From Thurman to Lindon
• Wiladel ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wiladel is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiladel
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wiladel
  • From Thurman to Wiladel
• Cope
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Cope is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cope <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cope
  • From Thurman to Cope
• Arriba
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Arriba is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arriba
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arriba <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Arriba
  • From Thurman to Arriba
• Flagler
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Flagler is located in Kit Carson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagler
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flagler <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Flagler
  • From Thurman to Flagler
• Last Chance
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Last Chance is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Last Chance
  • From Thurman to Last Chance
• Bovina
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Bovina is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
  • Former name for Bovina:
  • Bo Vina
• Elba ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Elba is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elba
  • From Thurman to Elba

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 Thurman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thurman.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Thurman. 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 Thurman.

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

Adding Thurman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thurman 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 (so far) for Thurman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Thurman post office opened in 1888. The Thurman post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thurman.