Welcome to Duel ...

Duel is located in Bay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Duel, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Duel is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Duel is within the (989) area code.

Communities near Duel ...

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

• Midland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Midland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <3>
• Bay City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
  • Bay City is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay City <3>
• Essexville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essexville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essexville
  • Essexville is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essexville <3>
• Auburn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
• Zilwaukee city
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zilwaukee city have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zilwaukee city
  • Zilwaukee city is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
• Pinconning
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinconning have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinconning
  • Pinconning is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinconning <3>
• Sanford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Midland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <3>
• Fisherville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
  • Fisherville is located in Bay County
• Linwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
  • Linwood is located in Bay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linwood <3>
• Averill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Averill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
  • Averill is located in Midland County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duel ...

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

Adding Duel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Duel 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 Duel was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Duel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bay County: www.co.bay.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/