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Welcome to Duxbury ...

Duxbury is located in Pine County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Duxbury, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Duxbury is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Duxbury ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Duxbury - they are located in Massachusetts, South Dakota and Vermont.

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

Communities near Duxbury ...

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

  • Sandstone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
    • Sandstone is located in Pine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,554 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandstone <4>
  • Webster
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Burnett County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
  • Askov
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Rutledge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutledge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Rutledge is located in Pine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Bruno
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kerrick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Cloverton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Kingsdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cloverdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Webb Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duxbury ...

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

Adding Duxbury to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Duxbury post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Duxbury.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Pine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Duxbury - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/