Gallman, Mississippi

Gallman, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Gallman
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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