Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Durant came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Durant in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Durant. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Durant data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Durant:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2001
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Mississippi (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Durant is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Durant in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Durant for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Durant. See our Misc Page for Durant for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Durant:

The following route mentioned Durant as a scheduled stop:

The City of New Orleans: From Illinois Central Railroad timetable for the defunct City of New Orleans (train schedule from 1947). The City of New Orleans travelled between Chicago (IL) and New Orleans (LA)