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Welcome to Durbin ...

Durbin is located in Mercer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Durbin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Durbin is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Durbin: 419 & 567<3>

Communities Also Named Durbin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Durbin: This one is located in Mercer County and the other is located in Clark County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 10 communities that are also named Durbin - they are located in Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Durbin ...

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

  • Celina
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Saint Marys
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Portland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Coldwater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Berne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
    • Berne is located in Adams County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berne <4>
  • New Bremen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bremen
    • New Bremen is located in Auglaize County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,949 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bremen <4>
  • Saint Henry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fort Recovery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Geneva
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Geneva is located in Adams County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <4>
  • Rockford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Durbin ...

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

Adding Durbin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Durbin 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 Durbin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Durbin post office opened in 1892.

We also found Durbin on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Durbin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Durbin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 419 code has been Overlayed with the 567 area code. New phone numbers in the Durbin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 419 or 567. As a result, placing a call in the Durbin area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/