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Welcome to Durham ...

Durham is located in Coahoma County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Durham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

When the people of Durham refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Durhamite<2>

Durham is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Durham: 662 & 471<4>

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, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, 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.

Communities near Durham ...

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

  • Clarksdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
  • Tutwiler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shelby
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Marks
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Marks is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marks <5>
  • Lambert
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lambert is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
  • Jonestown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Friars Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Webb
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Duncan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Duncan is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Coahoma
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Durham post office opened in 1903. The Durham post office closed in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Durham.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Coahoma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Durham refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Durham may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Durham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Durham area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Durham area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/