Lorman, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Lorman is located in Mississippi
Lorman
Lorman
Lorman is located in the United States
Lorman
Lorman
Coordinates: 31°49′14″N 91°03′00″W / 31.82056°N 91.05000°W / 31.82056; -91.05000
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyJefferson
Elevation
217 ft (66 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39096
Area code601
GNIS feature ID672868[1]

Lorman is an unincorporated community located in Jefferson County, Mississippi, United States. Lorman is approximately 8 miles (13 km) north of Fayette, near Highway 61 on Mississippi Highway 552.

Lorman is the nearest community to Alcorn State University, in Claiborne County, the alma mater of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair. Its ZIP code is 39096.

History

Lorman is located on the former Illinois Central Railroad. A post office operated under the name Lee from 1884 to 1899 and first began operating under the name Lorman in 1899.[2]

Lorman is home to multiple historic plantations, including Blantonia Plantation,[3] Canemount Plantation,[4] China Grove,[5] Prospect Hill Plantation,[6] and Rosswood.[4]

Notable person

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lorman, Mississippi
  2. ↑ "Lorman, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  3. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". National Park Service. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  4. 1 2 Baldwin, Jack; Baldwin, Winnie (2000). Baldwin's Guide to Inns of Mississippi. Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican. pp. 75–79. ISBN 1-56554-663-6.
  5. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form". National Park Service. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  6. ↑ Walt Grayson, Mississippi Seen: "Grand monument honors man’s benevolent legacy", Today in Mississippi, 17 October 2014, published by Electric Power Associations of Mississippi, accessed October 13, 2021
  7. ↑ Heaphy, Leslie, ed. (2006). Black Baseball and Chicago. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-7864-2674-4.


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