Do you know of Durant ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Durant. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Durant.<1>

Our sources for Durant (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Durant other than they indicate that Durant would be found somewhere in Franklin County, Georgia.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1897 and closed  in 1907.

Communities Also Named Durant ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Durant.

Within Georgia, the name Durant is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Hillsborough County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Durant [Hillsborough County].
  • Iowa
    • Cedar County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Durant [Cedar County].
  • Mississippi
    • Holmes County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Durant [Holmes County].
  • Montana
    • Silver Bow County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Durant [Silver Bow County].
  • Nebraska
    • Polk County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Durant [Polk County].
  • New York
    • Rockland County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Durant [Rockland County].
  • North Carolina
    • Perquimans County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Durant [Perquimans County].
  • Ohio
    • Morgan County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Durant [Morgan County].
  • Oklahoma
    • Bryan County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Durant [Bryan County].
  • South Carolina
    • Clarendon County
    • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Durant [Clarendon County].
  • Texas
    • Angelina County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Durant [Angelina County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Durant ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Durant:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Franklin County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Franklin County.