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Welcome to Duck ...Duck is located in Clay County<1>. The location of Duck has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Duck, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905. Duck is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Duck lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Duck: (304) and (681)<4> Communities Also Named Duck ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Duck - they are located in Georgia and North Carolina. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Duck. Communities near Duck ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Duck.
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 Duck. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Duck. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Duck. 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 Duck. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Duck. See our Newspapers Page for Duck. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duck ...Looking for more information about Duck? 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 Duck, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Duck. Adding Duck to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Duck 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 Duck was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Duck on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Duck. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Duck. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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