Welcome to South Durham ...

South Durham is located in Greene County<1>.

The location of South Durham has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Durham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1817.

A typical abbreviation for South Durham: S. Durham

South Durham is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

South Durham lies within the (518) area code.

Websites for South Durham ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.greenecounty-chamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to South Durham, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named South Durham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named South Durham - they are located in Maine, North Carolina and Quebec.

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

Communities near South Durham ...

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

• Hudson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• Catskill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catskill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
  • Catskill is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
• Saugerties
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugerties
  • Saugerties is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugerties <4>
• Ravena
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravena
  • Ravena is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravena <4>
• Coxsackie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxsackie
  • Coxsackie is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coxsackie <4>
• Athens
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Tannersville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville
  • Tannersville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tannersville <4>
• Hunter
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Hunter is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <4>
• Cornwallville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallville
  • Cornwallville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwallville <4>
• Woodstock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in Greene County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Durham ...

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

Adding South Durham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South 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 for South Durham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the South Durham post office opened in 1817.

We also found South Durham in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Durham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/