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Welcome to Duckrun ...

Duckrun is located in Lawrence County<1>.


The location of Duckrun has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Duckrun, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Duckrun is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Duckrun: (724) & (874)<4>

Communities Also Named Duckrun ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Duckrun - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Duckrun ...

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

  • New Castle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Butler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Economy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Economy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
    • Economy is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
  • Beaver Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Ellwood City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • New Brighton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
    • New Brighton is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Brighton <5>
  • Monaca
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • East Palestine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palestine
    • East Palestine is located in Columbiana County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Palestine <5>
  • Beaver
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
    • Beaver is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,222 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <5>
  • Baden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
    • Baden is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,839 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baden <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duckrun ...

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

Adding Duckrun to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Duckrun 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 Duckrun was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Duckrun post office opened in 1896.

We also found Duckrun on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Duckrun.

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

The official website for Lawrence County: www.co.lawrence.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Duckrun - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (874) is an overlay for area code (724).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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