Welcome to Thurman ...

Thurman is located in Allen County<1>.

The location of Thurman has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Thurman is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Thurman lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Thurman: (260)

Communities Also Named Thurman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Thurman - they are located in Arkansas (2), Colorado (2), Georgia, 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.

• Fort Wayne
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wayne
  • Fort Wayne is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Wayne <4>
• New Haven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <4>
• Auburn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Huntertown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntertown
  • Huntertown is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntertown <4>
• Garrett
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
  • Garrett is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrett <4>
• Leo-Cedarville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leo-Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
  • Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
• Hicksville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
  • Hicksville is located in Defiance County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hicksville <4>
• Ossian
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
  • Ossian is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <4>
• Churubusco
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churubusco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churubusco
  • Churubusco is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churubusco <4>
• Antwerp
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antwerp
  • Antwerp is located in Paulding County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antwerp <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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thurman ...

Looking for more information about Thurman? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Thurman, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 for Thurman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Thurman in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thurman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allen County: www.co.allen.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov