Welcome to Duncanon ...
Although we found mention of Duncanon during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Duncanon was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Duncanon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Duncanon, please Contact Us.
We aren't confident of the location of Duncanon, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Duncanon, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Duncanon is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Duncanon might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Duncanon would be found within the (859) area code.
Communities near Duncanon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Duncanon.
- Richmond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Richmond is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
- Nicholasville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Nicholasville is located in Jessamine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,888 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholasville <4>
- Berea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Berea is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <4>
- Lancaster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Garrard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,840 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
- Stanford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Stanford is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanford <4>
- Brodhead
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brodhead have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Brodhead is located in Rockcastle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodhead <4>
- Crab Orchard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
- Crab Orchard is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <4>
- Paint Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Lick
- Paint Lick is located in Garrard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paint Lick <4>
- Kingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Lowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Duncanon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Duncanon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Duncanon. 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 Duncanon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Duncanon. See our Newspapers Page for Duncanon.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duncanon ...
Looking for more information about Duncanon? 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 Duncanon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Duncanon.
Adding Duncanon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Duncanon 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 Duncanon was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Duncanon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Duncanon and then turned west". While Duncanon could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Duncanon as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Duncanon could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Duncanon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |