Welcome to Duncan ...

Duncan is located in Floyd County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Duncan, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Duncan is 2,440 feet [744 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Duncan is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Duncan lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Duncan is located in the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Duncan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Duncan: This one is located in Floyd County and the other is located in Norfolk City.

Beyond Virginia, there are 40 communities that are also named Duncan - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana (3), Nebraska, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Duncan ...

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

• Christiansburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
  • Christiansburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiansburg <4>
• Radford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Radford is located in Radford City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <4>
• Pulaski
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <4>
• Hillsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
  • Hillsville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsville <4>
• Dublin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
• Floyd
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Floyd is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <4>
• Sowers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
  • Sowers is located in Floyd County
• Childress
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childress have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
  • Childress is located in Montgomery County
• Dugspur
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugspur
  • Dugspur is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dugspur <4>
• Poff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
  • Poff is located in Floyd County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duncan ...

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

Adding Duncan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Duncan 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 Duncan was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Duncan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Floyd County: www.fin.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/