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Welcome to Durgen ...

Durgen is located in Lewis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Durgen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Durgen is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Durgen lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Durgen ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Durgen.

  • Quincy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Quincy is located in Adams County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,589 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <3>
  • Palmyra
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Canton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mendon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Mendon is located in Adams County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendon <3>
  • La Grange
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • La Belle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Ursa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ursa is located in Adams County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ursa <3>
  • Lewistown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ewing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lima
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lima is located in Adams County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <3>

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 Durgen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Durgen.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Durgen. 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 Durgen.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Durgen. See our Newspapers Page for Durgen.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Durgen ...

Looking for more information about Durgen? 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 Durgen, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Durgen.

Adding Durgen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Durgen in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Durgen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Durgen post office opened in 1895. The Durgen post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Durgen.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Lewis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Durgen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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