Gallman, Mississippi

Gallman, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Gallman
Coordinates: 31°55′56″N 90°23′21″W / 31.93222°N 90.38917°W / 31.93222; -90.38917Coordinates: 31°55′56″N 90°23′21″W / 31.93222°N 90.38917°W / 31.93222; -90.38917
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Copiah
Elevation 472 ft (144 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 39077
Area code(s) 601 & 769
GNIS feature ID 670303[1]

Gallman is an unincorporated community in Copiah County, Mississippi, United States. Gallman is located along Interstate 55 and U.S. Route 51 4.25 miles (6.84 km) south-southwest of Crystal Springs. Gallman has a post office with ZIP code 39077, which opened on November 8, 1872.[2][3]

Gallman is home to Copiah Academy, a private school in the Mississippi Aasociation of Independent Schools. Copiah Academy services K3-12th grades and is a Christian based college preparatory school.

History

Gallman is named for an early resident.[4]

The Gallman Historic District was included in the National Register of Historic Places listings in Copiah County, Mississippi on March 31, 1986.[5]

References

  1. "Gallman". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  4. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 134.
  5. Capace, Nancy (2001). Encyclopedia of Mississippi. North American Book Dist LLC. p. 484. Retrieved 2013-06-07.


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