Welcome to Duffie ...
So far, we found very little information about Duffie. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Duffie to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Duffie, please Contact Us.
Duffie would have been located within present day Hot Spring County<2>.
The location of Duffie has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Duffie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Duffie is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Duffie was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Duffie ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Duffie.
- Hot Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in Garland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,939 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <5>
- Malvern
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malvern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Malvern is located in Hot Spring County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,788 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <5>
- Arkadelphia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Arkadelphia is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,628 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arkadelphia <5>
- Amity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Caddo Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caddo Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Donaldson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Gum Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Magnet Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Duffie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Duffie.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Duffie. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Duffie.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Duffie. See our Newspapers Page for Duffie.
Adding Duffie to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Duffie in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Duffie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Duffie post office opened in 1901.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Duffie.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Duffie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Hot Spring, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Duffie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |