Welcome to Gorman ...

Gorman is located in Humphreys County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gorman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Gorman is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Gorman lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Gorman is within the (931) area code.

Communities Also Named Gorman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Gorman - they are located in California, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Ontario, South Dakota, Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gorman.

Communities near Gorman ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gorman.

• Brevards Ferry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brevards Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
  • Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
• Dickson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
  • Dickson is located in Dickson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson <4>
• Brownsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Houston County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
• Halls Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
  • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
• Pigeon Roost
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
  • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
• Waverly
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Humphreys County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• New Johnsonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Johnsonville
  • New Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Johnsonville <4>
• McEwen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
  • McEwen is located in Humphreys County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen <4>
• Water Valley ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Water Valley is located in Dickson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
• Tennessee Ridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Ridge
  • Tennessee Ridge is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennessee Ridge <4>

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 Gorman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gorman.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gorman. 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 Gorman.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gorman. See our Newspapers Page for Gorman.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gorman ...

Looking for more information about Gorman? 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 Gorman, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gorman.

Adding Gorman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gorman 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 Gorman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gorman post office opened in 1883.

We also found Gorman in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gorman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gorman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/