Welcome to Thurman ...

Thurman is located in Gallia County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Thurman: THUR-muhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thurman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Thurman is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Thurman is located in the (740) area code.

Websites for Thurman ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.galliacounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Thurman, the following might be of interest:

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, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, 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.

• Jackson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Wellston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
  • Wellston is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <5>
• Point Pleasant
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Point Pleasant is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <5>
• Gallipolis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
  • Gallipolis is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallipolis <5>
• Oak Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <5>
• Hamden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
  • Hamden is located in Vinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamden <5>
• South Webster
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Webster
  • South Webster is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Webster <5>
• Rio Grande
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
  • Rio Grande is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Grande <5>
• Coalton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
  • Coalton is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
• Rutland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Rutland is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutland <5>

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 book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Thurman in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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 Gallia County: www.gallianet.net/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/