Gallman, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 31°55′56″N 90°23′21″W / 31.93222°N 90.38917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Copiah |
Elevation | 472 ft (144 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
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 Association of Independent Schools. Copiah Academy services K3-12th grades and is a Christian-based college preparatory school.
Gallman is named for an early resident. [4] Gallman is located on the former Illinois Central Railroad. [5] In 1906 the population was estimated to be at 200 people, and the community was home to a church and several stores. [6]
The Gallman Historic District was included in the National Register of Historic Places listings in Copiah County, Mississippi on March 31, 1986. [7]
A post office operated under the name Wyoming from 1857 to 1858. [8]