Do you know of Dishman ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Dishman. 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 Dishman.<1>

Our sources for Dishman (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 Dishman other than they indicate that Dishman would be found somewhere in Whitley County, Kentucky.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1881 and closed  in 1917.

Communities Also Named Dishman ...

We found one communities that share the name Dishman.

Within Kentucky, the name Dishman is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Dishman in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Washington
    • Spokane County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Dishman [Spokane County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Dishman ...

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

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 Dishman - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

More Orphans in  Whitley 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 Whitley County.