RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Illinois >> Fulton County >> Duncan MillsIndex...

Welcome to Duncan Mills ...

Duncan Mills is located in Fulton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Duncan Mills, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1870.

A typical abbreviation for Duncan Mills: Duncan Mls. (or less commonly used: Duncan Mlls.)

Duncan Mills is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Duncan Mills: 309 & 861<3>

Communities near Duncan Mills ...

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

  • Canton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Havana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lewistown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cuba
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cuba is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
  • Astoria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Vermont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Saint David
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ipava
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Table Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bath
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duncan Mills ...

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

Adding Duncan Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Duncan Mills 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 Duncan Mills was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Duncan Mills.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Duncan Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 309 code has been Overlayed with the 861 area code. New phone numbers in the Duncan Mills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. As a result, placing a call in the Duncan Mills area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.