Welcome to Duncans Retreat ...

So far, we found very little information about Duncans Retreat. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Duncans Retreat to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Duncans Retreat, please Contact Us.

Duncans Retreat would have been located within present day Washington County<2>.

Duncans Retreat was established in 1861.

Time Zone: The area where Duncans Retreat was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Duncans Retreat, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

If Duncans Retreat still existed, it would have been in the (435) area code.

Communities near Duncans Retreat ...

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

• Hurricane
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Hurricane is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane <3>
• Colorado City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado City
  • Colorado City is located in Mohave County (AZ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado City <3>
• La Verkin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Verkin
  • La Verkin is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Verkin <3>
• Hildale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildale
  • Hildale is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hildale <3>
• Toquerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toquerville
  • Toquerville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toquerville <3>
• Leeds
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
  • Leeds is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <3>
• Apple Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Apple Valley is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Valley <3>
• Virgin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgin
  • Virgin is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgin <3>
• Springdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springdale <3>
• Rockville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <3>

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

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

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

Adding Duncans Retreat to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Duncans Retreat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Duncans Retreat post office opened in 1864.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Duncans Retreat.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Washington County: www.washco.state.ut.us/

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