Welcome to Durham ...Durham is located in Walker County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Durham, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1895. When the people of Durham refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Durhamite<2> From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Durham had a population of 1,257 people.<3> (see below for details). Durham is 1,820 feet [555 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Durham lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Durham (for example, toward Stevenson (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Area Codes for Durham: 706 & 762<5> Communities Also Named Durham ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Durham - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas (3), Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Durham. Websites for Durham ...Chamber of Commerce: www.walkercochamber.com/ Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Durham, the following might be of interest: Communities near Durham ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Durham.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Durham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Durham. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Durham. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Durham. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Durham. See our Newspapers Page for Durham. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Durham ...Looking for more information about Durham? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Durham, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Durham. Adding Durham to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Durham in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Durham was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895. For more details, see References and Mentions for Durham. Footnotes ...
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