Purmela is an unincorporated community in Coryell County, Texas, United States. The community is part of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area. Martin Dremien, a business owner who later served as the postmaster after the post office was authorized in 1879, founded it. The postal service made a mistake when Dremien attemp…Purmela is an unincorporated community in Coryell County, Texas, United States. The community is part of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area. Martin Dremien, a business owner who later served as the postmaster after the post office was authorized in 1879, founded it. The postal service made a mistake when Dremien attempted to have the town named after his sweetheart, Furmela, a local source claims; as a result, Dremien was claimed to have sold his business and gone to another state. In the 1950s and for the majority of the 1960s, the village had 125 residents, but by 1968 and 1970, that number had dropped to 65 and 40, respectively. In the 1980s, Purmela had a chapel and a post office; in 1990, 61 people were living there. The population remained the same in 2000.
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