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Welcome to Duluth ...So far, we found very little information about Duluth. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Duluth to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Duluth, please Contact Us. Duluth would have been located within present day Nye County<2>. The location of Duluth has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> Duluth was founded in 1907. When the people of Duluth referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Duluthian<4> While the community is gone, the present day location for Duluth is 6,400 feet [1,951 m] above sea level.<5> In other words, the altitude of Duluth is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Duluth was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities Also Named Duluth ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Duluth - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota and Nebraska. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Duluth. Communities near Duluth ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Duluth.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Duluth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Duluth. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Duluth. 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 Duluth. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Duluth. See our Newspapers Page for Duluth. Adding Duluth to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Duluth 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 Duluth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Duluth. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/ The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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