Welcome to Duel ...
Duel is located in Bay County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Duel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
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
Area Code for Duel: 989
Communities near Duel ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Duel.
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bay City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- Zilwaukee city
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zilwaukee city. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zilwaukee city
- Zilwaukee city is located in Saginaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Zilwaukee city
- From Duel to Zilwaukee city
- 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)
- Fisherville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Linwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Averill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Averill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
- Averill is located in Midland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Averill
- From Duel to Averill
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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Duel post office opened in 1892.
We also found Duel on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Duel.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Bay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Duel - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |