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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 Durden (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 Durden. 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 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.

Durden is located in Brooks 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 Brooks County: Jefferson (FL), Madison (FL), Colquitt, Cook, Lowndes & Thomas.

Below are the counties that are near Durden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Durden:

  • Brooks County     (The home county of Durden)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durden, with the one closest to Durden listed first.
    • Fodie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
    • Quitman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Empress
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Empress is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
    • Morven
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dixie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
      • Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
    • Barney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
    • Barwick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Berrien County
    • Ray City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durden, with the one closest to Durden listed first.
    • Berlin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellenton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durden, with the one closest to Durden listed first.
    • Cecil
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Adel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Sparks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Echols County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durden, with the one closest to Durden listed first.
    • Howell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Howell is located in Echols County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Statenville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Lanier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durden, with the one closest to Durden listed first.
    • Stockton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Lakeland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durden, with the one closest to Durden listed first.
    • Remerton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Remerton is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Shiloh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Valdosta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Barko Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
    • Mineola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
    • Clyattville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dasher
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
    • Hahira
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklinville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
    • Lake Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Melrose
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Melrose is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Naylor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Thomas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durden, with the one closest to Durden listed first.
    • Boston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Pavo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Newark
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Newark is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Estimated population in 2019: 783 people
    • Coolidge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fredonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Fredonia is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Thomasville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Hamilton County (FL)
    • Jennings
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durden, with the one closest to Durden listed first.
    • Aucilla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
    • Monticello
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durden, with the one closest to Durden listed first.
    • Cherry Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
    • Hamburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Hamburg is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Leland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Leland is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Pinetta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Madison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Madison is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <1>
    • Greenville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Lee is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Durden, see our County-by-County Page for Durden.

Cemeteries Near Durden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Durden.

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 Durden - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Durden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Durden, with the one closest to Durden listed first.

  • Morning Star Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lebanon Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • North End Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery (East)
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery (West)
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Worn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • McIntyre Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the McIntyre Family Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest of Valdosta.
    • The McIntyre Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Redland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2386611 <3>
  • Redland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • West End Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Continue List   (221 more) ...
    • Pine View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Horeb Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Morven.
    • Rizer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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.<4>

While we didn't find Durden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Durden.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Durden, with the one closest to Durden listed first.

  • Ousley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Ousley is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ousley
  • Quitman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Nankin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Nankin is located in Brooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nankin
  • Morven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Clyattville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Valdosta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mineola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
  • Dixie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Cherry Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
  • Hamburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Hamburg is located in Madison County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Leland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Leland is located in Madison County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
  • Dasher
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hahira
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Boston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Durden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Durden.

Newspapers Published in Durden ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Durden.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Durden, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Durden.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Durden:

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>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- Durden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Durden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.