Gallman, Mississippi

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, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°55′56″N 90°23′21″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 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.

History

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]