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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Durian. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Durian to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Durian, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Durian (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Durian. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Durian is historic, it would have been located within present day Hot Spring County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hot Spring County: Clark, Dallas, Garland, Grant, Montgomery & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Durian. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Durian:
- Hot Spring County (The home county of Durian)
- The following are listed by their distance from Durian, with the one closest to Durian listed first.
- Perla
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Perla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Rolla
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rolla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
- Malvern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lono
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lono is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lono
- Etta ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Rockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Butterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Donaldson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Social Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Saginaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Magnet Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Friendship
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durian, with the one closest to Durian listed first.
- Joan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Caddo Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Griffithtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Griffithtown is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithtown
- Arkadelphia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Curtis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Vaden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Vaden is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durian, with the one closest to Durian listed first.
- Dalark
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Manning
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Manning is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Carthage
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Carthage is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Bunn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Sparkman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sparkman is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durian, with the one closest to Durian listed first.
- Price
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Price is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Lonsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hot Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Hamilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Rockwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Piney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Hot Springs Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Pine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durian, with the one closest to Durian listed first.
- Poyen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Poyen is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Prattsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Leola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Tull
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Turin ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Sheridan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Slabtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Ebb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Center Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Ico ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Grapevine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Pulaski County
- Alexander
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durian, with the one closest to Durian listed first.
- Traskwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Haskell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Shaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Benton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kentucky
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Rubicon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Bauxite
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Congo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Bryant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avilla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- East End
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Durian, see our County-by-County Page for Durian.
Cemeteries Near Durian ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Durian.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Durian - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Durian covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Durian, with the one closest to Durian listed first.
- Cunningham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Manning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Perla Gate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spencer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- The Spencer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Borland Cemetery
- Lono Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (201 more) ...
- Poyen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rockport Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Durian in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Durian.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Durian, with the one closest to Durian listed first.
- Lono
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lono is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lono
- Malvern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gifford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gifford is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Etta ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Elmore ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elmore is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Donaldson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Butterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Fenter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fenter is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenter
- Social Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Willow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Willow is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Prattsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Traskwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dogwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Cove Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Creek is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Friendship
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Durian. See our List of 1890's Communities around Durian.
Newspapers Published in Durian ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Durian.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Durian, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Durian.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Durian:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Hot Spring County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Dallas County
- Garland County
- Grant County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Durian, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Durian) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |