Official Name: | Durand, Georgia |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Georgia#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Durand |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Meriwether |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 840 |
Coordinates: | 32.9169°N -84.7739°W |
Area Code: | 706 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 355578 |
Durand is an unincorporated community in Meriwether County, Georgia, United States.
An early variant name was "Stinson", after James W. Stinson, a pioneer citizen.[1] The present name is after the Durand Realty Company, which promoted the town site. A post office called Stinson was established in 1883, its name was changed to Durand in 1911, and the post office closed in 1957.[2] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the community in 1910 as the "Town of Durand".[3] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.