Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Durand (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 Durand. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Durand is located in Meriwether County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Meriwether County: Coweta, Harris, Pike, Spalding, Talbot, Troup & Upson.
Below are the counties that are near Durand. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Durand:
- Meriwether County (The home county of Durand)
- The following are listed by their distance from Durand, with the one closest to Durand listed first.
- Harris City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Warm Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Betts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Betts is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts
- Estimated population in 2019: 373 people
- Chalybeate Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Woodbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carrolls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
- Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
- Edman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edman is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edman
- Gay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Rocky Mount
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durand, with the one closest to Durand listed first.
- Grantville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Smith City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Bexton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Haralson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moreland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Newnan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Turin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jade Lake Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Sharpsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Smokey Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Senoia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durand, with the one closest to Durand listed first.
- Mountainbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountainbrook is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 people
- Pine Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Mountain Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shiloh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Lake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Cataula
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ellerslie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mountain Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
- Heard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durand, with the one closest to Durand listed first.
- Corinth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Houston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Glenn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County
- Juniper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Juniper is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Muscogee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durand, with the one closest to Durand listed first.
- Midland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fortson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Upatoi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Twin Chapel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Chapel is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Chapel
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,701 people
- Glenns
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Glenns is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,020 people
- Lincoln Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
- Branton Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Branton Woods is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,961 people
- Maridale Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maridale Estates is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maridale Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 60,867 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durand, with the one closest to Durand listed first.
- Lawrences Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
- Molena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Meansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Zebulon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durand, with the one closest to Durand listed first.
- Flint Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Woodland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belleview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belleview is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Talbotton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Geneva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Box Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Prattsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
- Junction City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durand, with the one closest to Durand listed first.
- Mountville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Louise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Louise is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
- Whitfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitfield is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Pioneer Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- LaGrange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Asta Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Brays Lakeview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Hogansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwell Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- Sassafrass Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Sunny Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- West Lake Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- North West Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North West Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
- Upson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Durand, with the one closest to Durand listed first.
- Barker Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Barker Spring is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Spring
- Sunset Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Village is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Hannahs Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
- Lincoln Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
- Thomaston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Delray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Delray is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Chambers County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Durand, with the one closest to Durand listed first.
- River View
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- River View is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Osanippa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- Eady City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Eady City is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
- Lanett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Plant City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Huguley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- Evansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Standing Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Fredonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Lee County (AL)
- Blanton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blanton is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Durand, see our County-by-County Page for Durand.
Cemeteries Near Durand ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Durand.
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 Durand - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Durand covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Durand, with the one closest to Durand listed first.
- Coplan - Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sharp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McKee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Caldwell - Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- County Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greer & Robertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ogletree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clemens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (442 more) ...
- Tigner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Mtn. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Warm Springs City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Durand in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Durand.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Durand, with the one closest to Durand listed first.
- Harris City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Warm Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
- Shiloh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Raleigh is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Troup Factory ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Troup Factory is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup Factory
- Mountville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Wisdoms Store ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wisdoms Store is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdoms Store
- Hamilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Marks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Marks is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marks
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Whitfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitfield is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Kingsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kingsboro is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsboro
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Durand. See our List of 1890's Communities around Durand.
Newspapers Published in Durand ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Durand.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Durand, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Durand.
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 Durand:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Meriwether County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coweta County
- Harris County
- Heard County
- Marion County
- Muscogee County
- Pike County
- Talbot County
- Troup County
- Upson County
- Chambers County
- Lee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Durand, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Durand) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |