Welcome to Duty ...

Duty is primarily located in Buchanan County<1>. A portion of Duty extends into Dickenson County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Duty, 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.

Duty is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Duty is located in the (276) area code.

Communities Also Named Duty ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Duty - it's located in Louisiana.

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

Communities near Duty ...

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

• Richlands
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
  • Richlands is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlands <4>
• Lebanon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Coeburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeburn
  • Coeburn is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coeburn <4>
• Honaker
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honaker
  • Honaker is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honaker <4>
• Clintwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
  • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <4>
• Grundy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
  • Grundy is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy <4>
• Elkhorn City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn City
  • Elkhorn City is located in Pike County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn City <4>
• Saint Paul
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <4>
• Haysi
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
  • Haysi is located in Dickenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <4>
• Clinchco
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchco
  • Clinchco is located in Dickenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinchco <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 Duty. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Duty.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duty ...

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

Adding Duty to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Duty.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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