Do you know of Chrisman ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Chrisman. 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 Chrisman.<1>

Our sources for Chrisman (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 Chrisman other than they indicate that Chrisman would be found somewhere in Rockingham County, Virginia.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1881 and closed  in 1906.

Communities Also Named Chrisman ...

We found three communities that share the name Chrisman.

Within Virginia, the name Chrisman is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Ventura County
    • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Chrisman [Ventura County].
  • Illinois
    • Edgar County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Chrisman [Edgar County].
  • Ohio
    • Madison County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Chrisman [Madison County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Chrisman ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Chrisman:

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 Chrisman - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Rockingham County ...

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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 Rockingham County.