Welcome to Dukes ...

Dukes is located in Roane County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dukes, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Dukes is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Dukes lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Dukes: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Dukes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Dukes - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Dukes ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dukes.

• Ravenswood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
  • Ravenswood is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenswood <5>
• Ripley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <5>
• Spencer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
• Elizabeth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Wirt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <5>
• Grantsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <5>
• Liverpool
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
  • Liverpool is located in Jackson County
• Peewee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
  • Peewee is located in Wirt County
• Garfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Garfield is located in Jackson County
• Meadowdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
  • Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
• Burning Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
  • Burning Springs is located in Wirt County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dukes ...

Looking for more information about Dukes? 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 Dukes, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dukes.

Adding Dukes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dukes 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 Dukes was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dukes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/