Welcome to Duty ...

Duty is located in Catahoula Parish<1>.

The location of Duty has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Duty, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Duty is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Duty is located in the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Duty ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Duty - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Duty ...

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

• Jena
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
  • Jena is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <4>
• Olla
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
  • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <4>
• Clarks
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
  • Clarks is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <4>
• Wisner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wisner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner
  • Wisner is located in Franklin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wisner <4>
• Gilbert
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Gilbert is located in Franklin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <4>
• Grayson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Grayson is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <4>
• Sicily Island
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sicily Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
  • Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
• Columbia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Harrisonburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
  • Harrisonburg is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonburg <4>
• Rosefield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
  • Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duty ...

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

Adding Duty to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Duty 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 Duty was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Duty post office opened in 1905.

We also found Duty on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Duty.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Duty. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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