Welcome to Durand ...

Durand is located in Greensville County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Durand, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Durand is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Durand is within the boundaries of the (434) area code.

Communities Also Named Durand ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Durand - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Durand ...

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

• Roanoke Rapids
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke Rapids
  • Roanoke Rapids is located in Halifax County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke Rapids <4>
• Emporia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
  • Emporia is located in Emporia City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporia <4>
• Gaston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
  • Gaston is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <4>
• Lawrenceville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <4>
• Garysburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysburg
  • Garysburg is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garysburg <4>
• Jarratt
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarratt
  • Jarratt is located in Greensville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarratt <4>
• Seaboard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaboard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
  • Seaboard is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaboard <4>
• McKenney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenney
  • McKenney is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenney <4>
• Alberta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alberta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
  • Alberta is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
• Stony Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
  • Stony Creek is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Creek <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 Durand. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Durand.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Durand ...

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

Adding Durand to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Durand post office opened in 1894.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Durand.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greensville County: www.greensvillecountyva.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/