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Welcome to Duck River ...

Duck River is located in Hickman County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Duck River, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

A typical abbreviation for Duck River: Duck Riv.

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

Area Code for Duck River: 931

The ZIP code for Duck River: 38454<2>

Communities Also Named Duck River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Duck River - it's located in Manitoba.

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

Communities near Duck River ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duck River ...

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

Adding Duck River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Duck River in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Duck River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Duck River post office opened in 1846.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Duck River.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hickman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Duck River). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Duck River or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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