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.

• Saint Marys
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
  • Saint Marys is located in Pleasants County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <5>
• Harrisville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
  • Harrisville is located in Ritchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <5>
• Salem
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Salem
  • From Duckworth to Salem
• Pennsboro
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsboro
  • Pennsboro is located in Ritchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennsboro <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pennsboro
  • From Duckworth to Pennsboro
• Matamoras
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matamoras have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
  • Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
• West Union
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Doddridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to West Union
  • From Duckworth to West Union
• Middlebourne
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
  • Middlebourne is located in Tyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebourne <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Middlebourne
  • From Duckworth to Middlebourne
• Ellenboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
  • Ellenboro is located in Ritchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ellenboro
  • From Duckworth to Ellenboro
• Cairo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Cairo is located in Ritchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cairo
  • From Duckworth to Cairo
• Pullman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
  • Pullman is located in Ritchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pullman
  • From Duckworth to Pullman

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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