Welcome to Durham County ...

Time Zone: Durham County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Durham is the Seat for Durham County.

Durham County was founded in 1881. Durham was created by taking area from Orange and Wake Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Durham had a population of 321,488 people. This is an increase of 18.47% since the last Census (which gave a population of 271,357 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Durham represented 2.85% of the total population of North Carolina.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to North Carolina
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  • Website for the //archives.ncdcr.gov/

• Websites specific to Durham County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Chatham County
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  • Granville County
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  • Orange County
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  • Person County
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  • Wake County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cemeteries of Durham County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of North Carolina
  • Cemeteries of Durham County