Welcome to Duchesne ...

The city of Duchesne is located in Duchesne County<1> and is the County Seat for Duchesne County.

The pronunciation of Duchesne: Doo-shane<2>

Duchesne was established in 1905.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Duchesne has a population of 1,704 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Duchesne is 5,700 feet [1,737 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Duchesne is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Duchesne lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Duchesne: 435

The city of Duchesne was previously named Theodore. Going back to its beginning, Duchesne was originally named Dora. For more information about the names of Duchesne, see The Names of Duchesne on our Genealogy Page.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Duchesne had an population of 1,704 people. This is an increase of 0.83% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 21.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Duchesne had a population of 1,690 people (which is 9.06% of the total population of Duchesne County). This makes Duchesne the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Duchesne represents 0.06% of the population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 118th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,690 people, the population of Duchesne increased 20.03% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,408 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Duchesne.

Websites for Duchesne ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.duchesne.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Duchesne, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Duchesne ...

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

• Myton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myton
  • Myton is located in Duchesne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myton <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Myton
  • From Duchesne to Myton
• Altamont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Altamont is located in Duchesne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Altamont
  • From Duchesne to Altamont
• Utahn ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Utahn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahn
  • Utahn is located in Duchesne County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Utahn
  • From Duchesne to Utahn
• Bridgeland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridgeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeland
  • Bridgeland is located in Duchesne County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bridgeland
  • From Duchesne to Bridgeland
• Arcadia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Duchesne County
  • Former name for Arcadia:
  • Red Cap
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Arcadia
  • From Duchesne to Arcadia
• Talmage
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Talmage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
  • Talmage is located in Duchesne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talmage <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Talmage
  • From Duchesne to Talmage
• Upalco
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upalco
  • Upalco is located in Duchesne County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Upalco
  • From Duchesne to Upalco
• Boneta
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boneta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boneta
  • Boneta is located in Duchesne County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Boneta
  • From Duchesne to Boneta
• Mount Emmons
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Emmons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Emmons
  • Mount Emmons is located in Duchesne County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Emmons
  • From Duchesne to Mount Emmons
• Bluebell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
  • Bluebell is located in Duchesne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluebell <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bluebell
  • From Duchesne to Bluebell

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duchesne ...

Looking for more information about Duchesne? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Duchesne, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Duchesne.

Adding Duchesne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Duchesne 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 Duchesne was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Duchesne post office opened in 1911.

We also found Duchesne mentioned on a train schedule titled Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Duchesne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Duchesne County: www.duchesnegov.net/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/