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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Duke. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Duke to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Duke, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Duke (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Duke. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Duke is historic, it would have been located within present day Union County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Union County: Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger & Knox.
Below are the counties that are near Duke. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Duke:
- Union County (The home county of Duke)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duke, with the one closest to Duke listed first.
- Loyston ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loyston is located in Union County
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- Gabe ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gabe is located in Union County
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- Warwicktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Paulette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paulette is located in Union County
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- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
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- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
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- Maynardville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Loo ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loo is located in Union County
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- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Plainview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Phebe is located in Union County
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- Luttrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Braden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Braden is located in Union County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duke, with the one closest to Duke listed first.
- Andersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Norris
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
- Panther ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
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- Rocky Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Former names for Rocky Top:
- Coal Creek
- Lake City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Top <2>
- Fraterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leinarts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leinarts is located in Anderson County
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- Peak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
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- Claxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
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- Spring Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
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- Robertsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
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- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duke, with the one closest to Duke listed first.
- Louisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rockford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Alcoa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Eagleton Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Wildwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
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- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duke, with the one closest to Duke listed first.
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
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- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
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- Boy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
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- Demory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
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- Pine Crest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Victory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Victory is located in Campbell County
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- Flat Hollow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Flat Hollow is located in Campbell County
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- Fincastle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- LaFollette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <2>
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stockville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Jacksboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duke, with the one closest to Duke listed first.
- Speedwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Big Barren
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
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- Goin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
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- Sandlick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
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- Clairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County
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- Hamlin Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County
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- Head of Barren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Pruden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Lone Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
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- Minton Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- New Tazewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tazewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duke, with the one closest to Duke listed first.
- Blaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lea Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
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- Maples ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
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- Joppa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
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- Washburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
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- Lulaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Massengill Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Rutledge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dyers Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Wa-Ni Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
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- Bowen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
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- Hamblen County
- Collons Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duke, with the one closest to Duke listed first.
- Strawberry Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Market
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rocky Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Jefferson City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Cook Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
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- Piedmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
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- Rock Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
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- Flat Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duke, with the one closest to Duke listed first.
- Bayless ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bayless is located in Knox County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
- Copper Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Copper Ridge is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
- Halls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Halls is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Heiskell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Murphy Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Murphy Hills is located in Knox County
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- Corryton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeview Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeview Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,979 people
- Maloneyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maloneyville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloneyville
- Dante
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dante is located in Knox County
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- Fountain City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fountain City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Powell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beverly is located in Knox County
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- Greenway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greenway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Loudon County
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
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- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duke, with the one closest to Duke listed first.
- Tupper Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
- Petros
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Petros is located in Morgan County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 583 people
- Coalfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Mahan Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
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- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duke, with the one closest to Duke listed first.
- Kelley Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Bear ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duke, with the one closest to Duke listed first.
- Smoky Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
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- Montgomery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Montgomery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Straight Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Straight Fork is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Fork
- Norma
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- Hembree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hembree is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree
- Winona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Winona is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Hughett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Huntsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sevier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duke, with the one closest to Duke listed first.
- Kodak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seymour Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Boyds Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
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- Oak City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
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- Seymour
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henry Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
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- Bell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duke, with the one closest to Duke listed first.
- Pruden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pruden is located in Bell County (KY)
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- Fonde
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fonde is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonde
- Yellow Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
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- Capito
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Capito is located in Bell County (KY)
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- Frakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Frakes is located in Bell County (KY)
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- Pearl
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pearl is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Premier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
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- Stony Fork Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Edgewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Middlesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitley County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duke, with the one closest to Duke listed first.
- Lot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lot is located in Whitley County (KY)
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- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Red Ash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Saxton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Packard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Packard is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Ayers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Duke, see our County-by-County Page for Duke.
Cemeteries Near Duke ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Duke.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Duke - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Duke covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Duke, with the one closest to Duke listed first.
- Irwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oakgrove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Byrams Fork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ridenour Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Coppock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pyles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pyle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Home MB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Daugherty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hutcheson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1231 more) ...
- Snodderly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Duke itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Duke, with the one closest to Duke listed first.
- Custer ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Custer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Jobe ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jobe is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobe
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Andersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Bayless ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bayless is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
- Agee ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Agee is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
- Sill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sill is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sill
- Rule ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rule is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
- Twinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Twinville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinville
- Paulette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
- Panther ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Duke. See our List of 1890's Communities around Duke.
Newspapers Published in Duke ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Duke.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Duke, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Duke.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Duke:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Blount County
- Campbell County
- Claiborne County
- Grainger County
- Hamblen County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Loudon County
- Morgan County
- Roane County
- Scott County
- Sevier County
- Bell County
- Whitley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Duke, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Duke) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |