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Durham

Ghost town · Calhoun County, Florida

Blountstown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:24,000)
Blountstown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Durham is a ghost town in Calhoun County, Florida. It is one of 7 former communities in Calhoun County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Durham as a historical populated place on the Blountstown topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 30.4427° N, 85.0752° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBlountstown
Elevation91 ft
Nearest living townBlountstown, FL
Distance to it1.8 miles
GNIS feature ID294751
Coordinates30.44270, -85.07520

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What's there now

Durham is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Blountstown, FL (population 3,077), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 91 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Durham?

Durham is in Calhoun County, Florida, at 30.4427, -85.0752.

How many ghost towns are in Calhoun County?

Calhoun County, Florida has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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