Welcome to Dukes ...

Dukes is located in Hancock 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 consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Dukes is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Dukes (for example, toward Ekron), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Dukes lies within the (270) area code.

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, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia.

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.

• Tell City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell City
  • Tell City is located in Perry County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell City <4>
• Hardinsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinsburg
  • Hardinsburg is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardinsburg <4>
• Rockport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Rockport is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <4>
• Lewisport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisport
  • Lewisport is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisport <4>
• Cannelton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
  • Cannelton is located in Perry County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannelton <4>
• Cloverport
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverport
  • Cloverport is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverport <4>
• Hawesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawesville
  • Hawesville is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawesville <4>
• Grandview
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <4>
• Whitesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
  • Whitesville is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <4>
• Fordsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
  • Fordsville is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordsville <4>

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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dukes post office opened in 1893.

We also found Dukes on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

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 Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/