| State | Colorado |
|---|---|
| County | Washington County[1] |
| Established | About 1902 |
| Unit pref | Imperial |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| Time zone (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| Coordinates | 39°44′29″N 103°13′04″W |
| Elevation | 4876 ft |
| ZIP Code | 80801[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0195021 |
Thurman is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Colorado, United States. It was originally a Mennonite settlement.
History
Thurman was established about 1902. The Thurman Post Office opened in July 1904, but closed on August 10, 1924: the US Post Office at Anton (ZIP 80801) now serves Thurman.[2][3] The town once boasted a population of over 150 people, but declined after a 1924 tornado killed ten people meeting at a home.[4] By the 1970s, the Mennonite population had relocated, along with their church building, to Joes, Colorado.[citation needed]
Geography
Thurman is located at 39°59′06″N 103°21′07″W (39.590648,-103.210749). Thurman is located at the intersection along unpaved county roads County Roads 3 and CC, 9 miles south of Anton in southern Washington County, about 6 miles north of the Lincoln county line.[5]
1924 tornado
On August 10, 1924 at about 2:30 pm, a large and violent tornado touched down about 3 miles (4.8 km) to the west of Thurman. The tornado produced wind speeds of 210 mph (340 km/h). It is speculated that it was an F4 to low end F5. The tornado destroyed almost every building and killed 11 people, making it the deadliest tornado in Colorado history. After the tornado, the population declined with most residents moving to nearby towns.[4][6][7][8]
See also
References
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- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 3, 2009.
- ^ Bauer, William H.; James L. Ozment; John H. Willard (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989. The Colorado Railroad Museum. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
- ^ Linda Houston (2009-12-24). "Thurman, CO Tornado, Aug 1924 - Fatal Storm". Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Thurman Populated Place Profile / Washington County, Colorado Data"
- ^ "Tornado Stories". The Tornado Project. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "Thurman Tornado August 10th, 1924". National Weather Service. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "Thurman, CO F4 Tornado – August 10, 1924". Tornado Talk. 2022-08-26. Retrieved 2023-10-09.