Welcome to Durgan ...

Durgan is located in Gallia County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Durgan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Durgan is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Durgan is located in the (740) area code.

Websites for Durgan ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.galliacounty.org/

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

Communities near Durgan ...

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

• Jackson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Wellston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
  • Wellston is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <4>
• Point Pleasant
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Point Pleasant is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <4>
• Gallipolis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
  • Gallipolis is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallipolis <4>
• Middleport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
  • Middleport is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <4>
• Pomeroy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
  • Pomeroy is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <4>
• McArthur
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
  • McArthur is located in Vinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McArthur <4>
• Oak Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <4>
• Mason
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
• Albany
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Durgan ...

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

Adding Durgan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Durgan post office opened in 1889.

We also found Durgan in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Durgan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gallia County: www.gallianet.net/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/