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Welcome to Duette ...

Duette is located in Manatee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Duette, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Duette is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Duette, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Duette: 941

The ZIP code for Duette: 34219<3>

Websites for Duette ...

Junior League:   jlmc.info/

Communities near Duette ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duette ...

Looking for more information about Duette? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Duette, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Duette.

Adding Duette to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Duette 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 (so far) for Duette was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Duette post office opened in 1888. The Duette post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Duette.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Manatee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Duette - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Duette). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Duette or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/