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Welcome to Dukes Ferry ...

Dukes Ferry is located in Lafayette County<1>.

Dukes Ferry is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dukes Ferry: 662 & 471<3>

Communities near Dukes Ferry ...

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

  • Oxford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Oxford is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
  • Holly Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Thaxton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Flat
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Myrtle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Potts Camp
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Abbeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cornersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Cornersville is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
  • Laws Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
  • Altus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Altus is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dukes Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lafayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dukes Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Dukes Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Dukes Ferry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.