Do you know of Furman ???

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

Our sources for Furman (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 Furman other than they indicate that Furman would be found somewhere in Jasper County, Mississippi.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1891 and closed  in 1895.

Communities Also Named Furman ...

We found four communities that share the name Furman.

Within Mississippi, the name Furman is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Wilcox County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Furman [Wilcox County].
  • Alberta
    • Please visit our profile page for the Alberta community of Furman.
  • Illinois
    • Saint Clair County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Furman [Saint Clair County].
  • South Carolina
    • Hampton County
    • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Furman [Hampton County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Furman ...

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

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

More Orphans in  Jasper 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 Jasper County.