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Welcome to Durand ...

Durand is located in Greensville County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Durand: 434

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)
  • Emporia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <3>
  • Lawrenceville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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 <3>
  • Jarratt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • McKenney
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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.<4> 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.<4> 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 <3>

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Greensville, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Durand - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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