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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 Durbin (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 Durbin. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Durbin is located in Wright County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wright County: Douglas, Laclede, Texas & Webster.

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

  • Wright County     (The home county of Durbin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durbin, with the one closest to Durbin listed first.
    • Saint George
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Saint George is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
    • Jerktail ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jerktail is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
    • Grovespring
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hartville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Odin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Odin is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
    • Green Mountain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Green Mountain is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
    • Astoria
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Astoria is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
    • Graff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Graff is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
    • Mansfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Macomb
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Macomb is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
    • Norwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Camden County
    • Stoutland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durbin, with the one closest to Durbin listed first.
    • Long Lane
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Long Lane is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
    • Charity ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Charity is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durbin, with the one closest to Durbin listed first.
    • Olathia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Olathia is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
    • Ava
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Ava is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,905 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <1>
    • Vanzant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Vanzant is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
  • Laclede County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durbin, with the one closest to Durbin listed first.
    • Competition
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Competition is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
    • Pease
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Pease is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
    • Twin Bridges
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
    • Lynchburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Evergreen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Evergreen is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
      • Evergreen has also been known as:
      • Evergreen village
    • Falcon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Oakland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Oakland is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Winnipeg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
    • Conway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Phillipsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Brush Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Abo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Abo is located in Laclede County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durbin, with the one closest to Durbin listed first.
    • Bloodland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
    • Laquey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Laquey is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durbin, with the one closest to Durbin listed first.
    • Bendavis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Bendavis is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
    • Huggins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Huggins is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
    • Plato
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Roby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Roby is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
    • Success
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Dunn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Dunn is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
      • Former name for Dunn:
      • Impo
    • Bucyrus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Cabool
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hazelton ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Hazelton is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Simmons
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Simmons is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
    • Houston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Elk Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Elk Creek is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durbin, with the one closest to Durbin listed first.
    • Rader
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Rader is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
    • Niangua
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Niangua is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
    • Seymour
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Marshfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Diggins
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Diggins is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
    • Crown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Crown is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
    • Sarvis Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
    • Northview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Northview is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
    • Fordland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Conklin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Conklin is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
    • Olga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Olga is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
    • Elkland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Elkland is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland

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

Cemeteries Near Durbin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Durbin.

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

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

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

  • Dorris Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Krause Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Emerson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Emmerson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bramhall Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Petet Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Boyer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (236 more) ...
    • Binkley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Claxton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cox Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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 Durbin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Durbin.

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

  • Fuson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fuson is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuson
  • Saint George
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Saint George is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Boyer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Boyer is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
  • Grovespring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Manes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Manes is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manes
  • Hartville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Competition
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Competition is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
  • Odin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Odin is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
  • Pease
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pease is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
  • Orla
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Orla is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orla
  • Astoria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Astoria is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
  • Duncan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Duncan is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Rail
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rail is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rail
    • Rader
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Rader is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
    • Umpire
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Umpire is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire

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

Newspapers Published in Durbin ...

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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Durbin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Durbin, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Durbin.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Durbin:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Durbin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Durbin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.