Welcome to Thurman ...

Thurman is located in Decatur County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thurman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Thurman is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Thurman: (731)

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, Ohio, 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.

• Johnson Ford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
  • Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
• Mount Lebanon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
  • Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
• Lexington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Savannah
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
  • Savannah is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <4>
• Swift
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Swift is located in Hardin County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
• Belle Meade
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
  • Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
• Clifton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <4>
• Parsons
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
  • Parsons is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <4>
• Adamsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
  • Adamsville is located in McNairy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamsville <4>
• Jacks Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Creek
  • Jacks Creek is located in Chester County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacks Creek <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 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Thurman post office opened in 1890.

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

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 Decatur County: www.decaturcountytn.org/

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