Welcome to Lorman ...
Lorman is located in Jefferson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lorman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
Lorman is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lorman lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Lorman: 601 & 769<3>
Communities near Lorman ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lorman.
- Fayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Fayette is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <5>
- Port Gibson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Gibson
- Port Gibson is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Gibson <5>
- Saint Joseph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <5>
- Waterproof
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterproof have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterproof
- Waterproof is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterproof <5>
- Red Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Harriston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Harriston is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriston <5>
- Westside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Rodney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Grand Gulf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grand Gulf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Hamburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
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 Lorman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lorman.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lorman. 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 Lorman.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lorman. See our Newspapers Page for Lorman.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lorman ...
Looking for more information about Lorman? 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 Lorman, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lorman.
Adding Lorman to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lorman 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 Lorman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Lorman post office opened in 1899.
We also found Lorman on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lorman.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lorman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lorman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Lorman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Lorman area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |