Welcome to Duplex ...
Duplex is located in Williamson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Duplex, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
Duplex is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Duplex lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Duplex: 615 & 629<3>
Communities Also Named Duplex ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Duplex - it's located in Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Duplex.
Communities near Duplex ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Duplex.
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brentwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nolensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson's Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McEwen have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Chapel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snell have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
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 Duplex. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Duplex.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Duplex. 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 Duplex.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Duplex. See our Newspapers Page for Duplex.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duplex ...
Looking for more information about Duplex? 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 Duplex, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Duplex.
Adding Duplex to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Duplex 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 Duplex was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Duplex post office opened in 1883.
We also found Duplex in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Duplex.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Williamson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Duplex - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Duplex area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Duplex area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |