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Welcome to Duxbury ...

Duxbury is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Duxbury, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Duxbury is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Duxbury: 802

Communities Also Named Duxbury ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Duxbury - they are located in Massachusetts, Minnesota and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Duxbury ...

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

  • Essex
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Essex is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,839 people
  • Williston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Williston is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,263 people
  • Barre
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Barre is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,474 people
    • Barre has also been known as:
    • Barre City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barre <3>
  • Barre
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Barre is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,741 people
  • Montpelier
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Northfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Northfield is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,504 people
  • Morristown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Morristown is located in Lamoille County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,549 people
  • Waterbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Waterbury is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,160 people
  • Jericho
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jericho is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,006 people
  • Hinesburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hinesburg is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinesburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,522 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duxbury ...

Looking for more information about Duxbury? 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 Duxbury, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Duxbury.

Adding Duxbury to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Duxbury 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 (so far) for Duxbury was on a map titled Road Map for New Hampshire and Vermont (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Duxbury.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Duxbury - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.