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Do you know of Durden ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Durden. 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 Durden.<1>

Our sources for Durden (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 Durden other than they indicate that Durden would be found somewhere in Emanuel County, Georgia.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1880 and closed  in 1895.

Communities Also Named Durden ...

We found one communities that share the name Durden.

There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Durden.

Beyond Georgia.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Brooks County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Durden [Brooks County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Durden ...

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

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

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Durden - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

Map from 1883 (unknown title/publisher)

More Orphans in  Emanuel County ...

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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 Emanuel County.

AberdeenLangtry
 Lewis Crossing
Bay BranchLide
BlackvilleLongview
Bridge 
BullingMaceo
ButtsMalvern
 Math
Canoochee StationMeeks
ColespurMonte
Cowarts 
 Odomville
Dates 
DeklePenhoopee
  
EthelRackley
 Ricksville
FlandersRixville
 Roundtree
GertmanRountree
Graymont 
GreenwaySimsville
 Sirrom
HartridgevilleSummit
Hooks CrossingSuperior
 Swills
Jaeckel 
JohnsonThrift
 Tump
Kemp 
KilburnWade
KildredWhittemore
  

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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