Do you know of Coffman ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Coffman. 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 Coffman.<1>
Our sources for Coffman (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 Coffman other than they indicate that Coffman would be found somewhere in Washington County, Nebraska.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1891 and closed in 1901.
Communities Also Named Coffman ...
We found seven communities that share the name Coffman.
Within Nebraska, the name Coffman is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Kentucky
- Ohio County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Coffman [Ohio County].
- Maryland
- Harford County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Coffman [Harford County].
- Missouri
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Coffman [Fayette County].
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Coffman ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Coffman:
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 Coffman - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station
Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
More Orphans in Washington County ...
Can you help?
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 Washington County.
| Bono | Mills |
| Calhoun | Omaha Junction |
| Cuming City | |
| South Blair | |
| Fletcher | Spiker |
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |