Welcome to Duff ...

Duff is located in Rock County<1>.

The location of Duff has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Duff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Duff is 2,500 feet [762 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Duff is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Duff lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Duff: (402) and (531)<4>

Communities Also Named Duff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Duff - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Saskatchewan, Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Duff.

Communities near Duff ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Duff.

• Rose
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
  • Rose is located in Rock County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose <5>
• Brewster
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
  • Brewster is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <5>
• Long Pine
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
  • Long Pine is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Pine <5>
• Almeria
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almeria
  • Almeria is located in Loup County
• Bassett
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
  • Bassett is located in Rock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bassett <5>
• Ainsworth
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
  • Ainsworth is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ainsworth <5>
• Elsmere
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Elsmere is located in Cherry County
• Newport
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Rock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <5>

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 Duff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Duff.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Duff. 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 Duff.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Duff. See our Newspapers Page for Duff.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duff ...

Looking for more information about Duff? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Duff, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Duff.

Adding Duff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Duff in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Duff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Duff post office opened in 1892.

We also found Duff on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Duff.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Duff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/