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Welcome to Duco ...

Duco is located in Magoffin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Duco, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Duco is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Duco: 606

Communities near Duco ...

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

  • Paintsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Prestonsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jackson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Salyersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hindman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Martin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Wayland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wayland is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Allen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Allen is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Allen has also been known as:
    • Beaver Creek Junction
    • Beaver Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
  • Gapville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gapville is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
  • Royalton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Royalton is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duco ...

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

Adding Duco to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Duco post office opened in 1910. The Duco post office closed in 1984.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Duco.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Magoffin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Duco - 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/