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Lorman, Mississippi

Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States

31°49′14″N 91°03′00″W / 31.82056°N 91.05000°W / 31.82056; -91.05000CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountyJeffersonElevation

217 ft (66 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

39096

Area code601GNIS 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

Bill Foster, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame and former head baseball coach of Alcorn State University.^[7]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lorman, Mississippi
^ "Lorman, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". National Park Service. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Baldwin, Jack; Baldwin, Winnie (2000). Baldwin's Guide to Inns of Mississippi. Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican. pp. 75–79. ISBN 1-56554-663-6.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form". National Park Service. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
^ 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
^ Heaphy, Leslie, ed. (2006). Black Baseball and Chicago. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-7864-2674-4.