Welcome to Durgen ...

Durgen is located in Lewis County<1>.

The location of Durgen has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Adams County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <4>
• Palmyra
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Canton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• Mendon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
  • Mendon is located in Adams County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendon <4>
• La Grange
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • La Grange is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <4>
• La Belle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
  • La Belle is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Belle <4>
• Ursa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursa
  • Ursa is located in Adams County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ursa <4>
• Lewistown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lewistown is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <4>
• Ewing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
  • Ewing is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewing <4>
• Lima
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
  • Lima is located in Adams County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <4>

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 for Durgen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Durgen on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Durgen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Durgen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/