Welcome to Durant ...

Durant is located in Polk County<1>.

The location of Durant has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Durant is 1,680 feet [512 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Durant: (402) & (531)<4>

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, Montana, 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.

• York
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <5>
• Central City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Merrick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <5>
• Stromsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stromsburg
  • Stromsburg is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stromsburg <5>
• Osceola
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Osceola is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <5>
• Shelby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <5>
• Hampton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <5>
• Silver Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Silver Creek is located in Merrick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <5>
• Clarks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
  • Clarks is located in Merrick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <5>
• Polk
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
  • Polk is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polk <5>
• Bradshaw
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
  • Bradshaw is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradshaw <5>

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 for Durant was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Durant mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Durant.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Durant. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/