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Welcome to Duckworth ...

Duckworth is located in Doddridge County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Duckworth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Duckworth is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Duckworth: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Duckworth ...

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

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

Communities near Duckworth ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duckworth ...

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

Adding Duckworth to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Duckworth in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Duckworth post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Duckworth.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Doddridge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Duckworth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Duckworth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Duckworth area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/