Gorman
Forts Trail Region
Gorman is on State Highway 6 and Farm Road 8 in Eastland County.
Gorman was originally known as Shinoak but was renamed for Patrick Gorman, roadmaster of the Texas Central Railroad in 1889. Hankins College was located in Gorman from 1905 to 1912. During the Eastland County oil boom of 1917-22 Gorman became an important supply center. The first peanut-shelling machine