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Durant

Ghost town · Angelina County, Texas

Clawson quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000)
Clawson quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Durant is a ghost town in Angelina County, Texas. It is one of 17 former communities in Angelina County on the federal names register. No county in Texas has more among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Durant as a historical populated place: 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 31.4171° N, 94.8338° W.

Key facts

Elevation340 ft
Nearest living townRedland, TX
Distance to it7 miles
Coordinates31.41713, -94.83382

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What's there now

Durant is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Redland, TX (population 534), about 7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 340 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 Durant?

Durant is in Angelina County, Texas, at 31.4171, -94.8338.

How many ghost towns are in Angelina County?

Angelina County, Texas has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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