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Welcome to Dukes ...Although we found mention of Dukes during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Dukes was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists.. We've added Dukes to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dukes, please Contact Us. We aren't confident of the location of Dukes, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Dukes, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Dukes is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: The area where we believe that Dukes might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time We believe that Dukes would be found within the (252) area code. Communities Also Named Dukes ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Dukes - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dukes. Communities near Dukes ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dukes.
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dukes. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dukes. 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. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dukes. See our Newspapers Page for Dukes. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dukes ...Looking for more information about Dukes? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dukes. Adding Dukes to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Dukes 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 Dukes was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Dukes on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Dukes. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Nash County: www.co.nash.nc.us/ The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/ Footnotes ...
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