Durand, Georgia
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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Durand is an unincorporated community in Meriwether County, Georgia, United States.{{cite gnis|355578|Durand, Georgia}}
History
An early variant name was "Stinson", after James W. Stinson, a pioneer citizen.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/d.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=66 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}} 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.{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=GA | title=Post Offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=1 May 2018}} The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the community in 1910 as the "Town of Durand".{{cite book|title=Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hzBZ816NGNsC&pg=PA659|year=1910|publisher=Clark & Hines, State Printers|page=659}} The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.
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{{Meriwether County, Georgia}}
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Category:Former municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Unincorporated communities in Meriwether County, Georgia
Category:Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Populated places disestablished in 1995
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