Welcome to Duke ...

Duke is located on the Gulf Coast.

Duke is located in Fort Bend County<1>.

The location of Duke has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Duke, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Duke is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Duke ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Duke - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Duke ...

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

• Houston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Houston is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,316,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <4>
• Pearland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearland
  • Pearland is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 123,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearland <4>
• Sugar Land
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Land
  • Sugar Land is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117,875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Land <4>
• Missouri City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City
  • Missouri City is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri City <4>
• Friendswood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
  • Friendswood is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendswood <4>
• Rosenberg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosenberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberg
  • Rosenberg is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosenberg <4>
• Alvin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
  • Alvin is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <4>
• Bellaire
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellaire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Bellaire is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <4>
• South Houston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Houston
  • South Houston is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Houston <4>
• Stafford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stafford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
  • Stafford is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <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 Duke. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Duke.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duke ...

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

Adding Duke to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Duke 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 Duke was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Duke post office opened in 1883.

We also found Duke in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Duke.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fort Bend County: www.co.fort-bend.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/