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Welcome to Durham ...

Durham is located in Glacier County<1>.

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

Durham is 4,720 feet [1,439 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Durham is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Durham: 406

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, Mississippi, Missouri, 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.

  • Browning
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Starr School
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Starr School is located in Glacier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr School
  • South Browning
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • South Browning is located in Glacier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Browning
  • East Glacier Park Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • East Glacier Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • North Browning
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Browning is located in Glacier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Browning
  • Kiowa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Heart Butte
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Mary
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • McCarthyville ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • McCarthyville is located in Flathead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarthyville

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.

We 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 book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Durham.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Glacier, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.