Eastland County Peanut Town
Welcome to Gorman, a southeastern Eastland County town set along State Highway 6, known for its peanut heritage and annual Peanut Festival.
Gorman is a small city in the southeastern corner of Eastland County, in the Cross Timbers region of north-central Texas, on State Highway 6 about 20 miles southeast of the county seat of Eastland and 11 miles from De Leon. The town's population was 976 at the 2020 census, a figure that reflects its stable, small-town scale. Agriculture has always defined the local economy, and Gorman sits squarely in Texas peanut country, a fact the community celebrates each year with the Gorman Peanut Festival on the second Saturday in September. The town's setting is classic Cross Timbers and rolling prairie: a patchwork of cropland, improved pasture, and oak-dotted hills that has supported farming and ranching since the community's early days. Peanut production and processing became the area's signature industry, and that heritage remains central to the town's identity long after the railroad-era boom that first put Gorman on the map. Daily life is quiet and rural, with a mix of longtime residents, working families, and retirees. Gorman Independent School District anchors the community, operating K–12 schools in town. State Highway 6 is the main artery, carrying traffic northwest to Eastland and Interstate 20 — the corridor that links the region to Abilene and the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex — and southeast toward De Leon and Comanche. Farm to Market Road 8 runs east from Gorman toward Stephenville, home of Tarleton State University and a regional center for services and employment. For buyers and residents, Gorman offers the hallmark of small-town Central Texas: space, a strong local school, and a pace of life tied to the land.
Gorman is in southeastern Eastland County, Texas, on State Highway 6 about 20 miles southeast of the county seat of Eastland and 11 miles northwest of De Leon, near the Comanche County line.
Gorman is known for its peanut-growing heritage. The town sits in Texas peanut country and holds the Gorman Peanut Festival each September, celebrating the industry that has long supported the local economy.
Gorman Independent School District serves the city and surrounding rural area with K–12 education on a consolidated campus in town. Tarleton State University in Stephenville, about 33 miles east, is the nearest four-year college.
Gorman is about 20 miles southeast of Eastland via State Highway 6, and roughly 33 miles west of Stephenville via Farm to Market Road 8. Eastland provides access to Interstate 20, the main corridor toward Abilene and the Dallas–Fort Worth area.
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