Durham is a rural unincorporated community in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States.[2] It lies along State Highway 30, four miles south of the Antelope Hills and the Canadian River. The Oklahoma-Texas border is four miles to the west.[3]

Durham
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 35°50′31″N 99°55′29″W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Roger Mills
Area [1]
• Total	0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2)
• Land	0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	2,467 ft (752 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	21
• Density	92.11/sq mi (35.60/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	73642
FIPS code	40-22100

The post office opened May 15, 1902. Durham was named for the first postmaster, Doris Durham Morris.

Break O' Day Farm & Metcalfe Museum

The homestead of Western artist Augusta Metcalfe is in Durham,[4] and is now the Break O' Day Farm & Metcalfe Museum,[5] which is on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. Metcalfe's paintings, as well as the work of contemporary regional artists, are displayed.[6] The homestead also provides insights into one family’s life in Oklahoma Territory and beyond.[6]

The Antelope Hills, north of Durham, are also NRHP-listed.

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References

Further reading

• Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .

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