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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Gorman (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Gorman. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Gorman is located in Eastland County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Eastland County: Brown, Callahan, Comanche, Erath, Palo Pinto, Shackelford & Stephens.

Below are the counties that are near Gorman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gorman:

  • Eastland County     (The home county of Gorman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gorman, with the one closest to Gorman listed first.
    • Kokomo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Kokomo is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
    • Desdemona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Carbon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Okra
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Okra is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okra
    • Mangum ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Mangum is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
    • Olden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Eastland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ranger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Rising Star
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Cisco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cisco is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,850 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <1>
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Nimrod is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gorman, with the one closest to Gorman listed first.
    • May
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Blanket
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Cross Cut
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
  • Callahan County
    • Cross Plains
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Comanche County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gorman, with the one closest to Gorman listed first.
    • Rucker
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rucker is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
    • Duster
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Duster is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
    • De Leon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sipe Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
    • Comyn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Comyn is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comyn
    • Sidney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Proctor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Comanche
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Ararat ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ararat is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
    • Gustine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Newburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Newburg is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Wilson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilson is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Erath County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gorman, with the one closest to Gorman listed first.
    • Lingleville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Bunyan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Bunyan is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
    • Dublin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hannibal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hannibal is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
    • Harbin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Harbin is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
    • Thurber
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Stephenville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Alexander
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Alexander is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
  • Palo Pinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gorman, with the one closest to Gorman listed first.
    • Strawn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mingus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gordon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gorman, with the one closest to Gorman listed first.
    • Gunsight ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Gunsight is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
    • La Casa ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • La Casa is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Casa
    • Wayland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Wayland is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Necessity
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Necessity is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gorman, see our County-by-County Page for Gorman.

Cemeteries Near Gorman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gorman.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Gorman - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gorman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gorman, with the one closest to Gorman listed first.

  • Elm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ellison Spring Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jewel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Old Nineveh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Nineveh Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Nineveh Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west of De Leon.
    • The Old Nineveh Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Nineveh Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5604 <3>
  • Fredom Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Alameda Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Murray Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Turkey Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Center Point Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (116 more) ...
    • Brown Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the south of Carbon.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2602 <3>
    • Sipe Springs Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Howard Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gorman had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gorman had a population of 1,033 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Gorman, with the one closest to Gorman listed first.

  • Duster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Duster is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
  • Desdemona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Carbon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sipe Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
  • De Leon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Victor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Victor is located in Erath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Highland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Highland is located in Erath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Olden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Downing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Downing is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
  • Eastland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Romney
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Romney is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
  • Ranger
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lingleville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Rising Star
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Sidney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gorman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gorman.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Gorman ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gorman.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Gorman. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Gorman and those printed in the larger area surrounding Gorman.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> of Gorman.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Gorman:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gorman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gorman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.