Welcome to Durant ...

Durant is located in Silver Bow County<1>.

Durant is 5,160 feet [1,573 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Durant is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Durant lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Durant: 406

Communities Also Named Durant ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Durant - they are located in Florida, Iowa, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Durant.

Communities near Durant ...

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

• Butte - Silver Bow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte - Silver Bow
  • Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people
• Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Anaconda - Deer Lodge County is located in Deer Lodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,204 people
• Walkerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkerville <3>
• Ramsay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ramsay is located in Silver Bow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramsay <3>
• Mine Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mine Creek is located in Deer Lodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Creek
• Anaconda
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Anaconda is located in Deer Lodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anaconda <3>
• Warm Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
• French Town
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • French Town is located in Deer Lodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
• Sunnyside
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnyside is located in Deer Lodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Williamsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Williamsburg is located in Silver Bow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Durant ...

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

Adding Durant to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Durant 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 Durant was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Durant.