Durand, Georgia

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Durand, Georgia
Unincorporated community
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Durand
Coordinates: 32°55′01″N84°46′26″W / 32.91694°N 84.77389°W / 32.91694; -84.77389
Country United States
State Georgia
County Meriwether
Elevation
840 ft (260 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 706
GNIS feature ID355578 [1]

Durand is an unincorporated community in Meriwether County, Georgia, United States. [1]

History

An early variant name was "Stinson", after James W. Stinson, a pioneer citizen. [2] The present name is after the Durand Realty Company, which promoted the town site. [2] A post office called Stinson was established in 1883, its name was changed to Durand in 1911, and the post office closed in 1957. [3] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the community in 1910 as the "Town of Durand". [4] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Durand, Georgia". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 3 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 66. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  4. ↑ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1910. p. 659.


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