Miscellaneous References and Mentions
While our initial information about Duke came from various goverment sources (GNIS), we also found mention of Duke in various books and other sources.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Duke. We hope that they will be useful to you.
Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Duke data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Duke:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
Duke is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>
From that list:
The Duke post office opened in Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned.
The GNIS database contains an entry for Duke. See our Misc Page for Duke for more information.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Union County: www.unioncountytn.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |