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Welcome to Duvall ...

Duvall is located in Shelby County<1>.

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

Duvall is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Duvall ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Duvall - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Ohio (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Duvall ...

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

  • Pana
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pana is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pana <3>
  • Shelbyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sullivan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Moweaqua
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethany
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Windsor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Macon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Assumption
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lovington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Stewardson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duvall ...

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

Adding Duvall to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Duvall 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 Duvall was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Duvall post office opened in 1892. The Duvall post office closed in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Duvall.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Duvall - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/