Welcome to Dukes ...

Dukes is located in Hampton County<1>.

The location of Dukes has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<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 on a map dated 1956.

Dukes is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Dukes lies within the (803) 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, North Carolina, Ohio 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.

• Allendale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
  • Allendale is located in Allendale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allendale <4>
• Hampton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
• Varnville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnville
  • Varnville is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnville <4>
• Estill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill
  • Estill is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estill <4>
• Fairfax
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Allendale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
• Brunson
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunson
  • Brunson is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunson <4>
• Ehrhardt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehrhardt
  • Ehrhardt is located in Bamberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ehrhardt <4>
• Olar
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
  • Olar is located in Bamberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <4>
• Furman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
  • Furman is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Furman <4>
• Scotia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Hampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <4>

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 on a map titled Road Map for South Carolina (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dukes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hampton County: www.hamptoncountysc.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/