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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Duffy (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Duffy. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Duffy is located in Lewis County.

To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lewis County: Braxton, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Upshur & Webster.

Below are the counties that are near Duffy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Duffy:

  • Lewis County     (The home county of Duffy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duffy, with the one closest to Duffy listed first.
    • Crawford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Alkires Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alkires Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
      • Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
    • Garton Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
      • Garton Village is located in Lewis County
    • Cox Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cox Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
      • Cox Town is located in Lewis County
    • Weston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,797 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <2>
    • Berlin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Lewis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berlin
      • From Duffy to Berlin
    • Smith Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
      • Smith Village is located in Lewis County
    • Aberdeen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aberdeen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
      • Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aberdeen
      • From Duffy to Aberdeen
    • Camden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Alum Bridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Westfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jane Lew
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Valley Chapel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Barbour County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duffy, with the one closest to Duffy listed first.
    • Audra
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Junior
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junior have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
      • Junior is located in Barbour County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
    • Tygart Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elk City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
      • Elk City is located in Barbour County
    • Union
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Braxton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duffy, with the one closest to Duffy listed first.
    • Knawl
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knawl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
      • Knawl is located in Braxton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Knawl
      • From Duffy to Knawl
    • Milroy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milroy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
      • Milroy is located in Braxton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Milroy
      • From Duffy to Milroy
    • Falls Mill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bulltown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bulltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
      • Bulltown is located in Braxton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bulltown
      • From Duffy to Bulltown
    • Napier
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Orlando
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Corley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
      • Corley is located in Braxton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Corley
      • From Duffy to Corley
    • Heaters
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Rollyson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rollyson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
      • Rollyson is located in Braxton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rollyson
      • From Duffy to Rollyson
    • Flatwoods
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
      • Flatwoods is located in Braxton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <2>
    • Palmer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Braxton County
    • Burnsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • McNutt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McNutt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
      • McNutt is located in Braxton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McNutt
      • From Duffy to McNutt
  • Clay County
    • Wattsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wattsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
      • Wattsville is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wattsville
      • From Duffy to Wattsville
  • Doddridge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duffy, with the one closest to Duffy listed first.
    • Saint Clara
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Clara. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
      • Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saint Clara
      • From Duffy to Saint Clara
    • Big Isaac
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Isaac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
      • Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Big Isaac
      • From Duffy to Big Isaac
    • Coldwater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coldwater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
      • Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coldwater
      • From Duffy to Coldwater
    • Avon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Doddridge County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avon
      • From Duffy to Avon
    • Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
      • Grove is located in Doddridge County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grove
      • From Duffy to Grove
  • Gilmer County
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duffy, with the one closest to Duffy listed first.
    • McWhorter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Lost Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
      • Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
    • Tichenal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • West Milford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Craigmoor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Quiet Dell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Nicholas County
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duffy, with the one closest to Duffy listed first.
    • Helvetia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pickens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Florence ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Randolph County
    • Midvale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
      • Midvale is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Midvale
      • From Duffy to Midvale
    • Cassity
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cassity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
      • Cassity is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cassity
      • From Duffy to Cassity
    • Huff ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
      • Huff is located in Randolph County
    • Lee Bell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lee Bell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
      • Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lee Bell
      • From Duffy to Lee Bell
    • Monterville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Huttonsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Mill Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
      • Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
    • Blue Spring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blue Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
      • Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blue Spring
      • From Duffy to Blue Spring
    • Elkwater
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Womelsdorf
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Womelsdorf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
      • Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Ritchie County
    • Auburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Ritchie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Upshur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duffy, with the one closest to Duffy listed first.
    • Kanawha Head
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Wilsontown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rock Cave
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Frenchton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hoover Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoover Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town
      • Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
    • Goshen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Abbott
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Alton is located in Upshur County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alton
      • From Duffy to Alton
    • Adrian
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Beans Mill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beans Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
      • Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beans Mill
      • From Duffy to Beans Mill
    • Sago
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sellers ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
      • Sellers is located in Upshur County
    • Tenmile
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tenmile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
      • Tenmile is located in Upshur County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tenmile
      • From Duffy to Tenmile
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duffy, with the one closest to Duffy listed first.
    • Cleveland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Replete
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Replete. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
      • Replete is located in Webster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Replete
      • From Duffy to Replete
    • Hacker Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Big Run
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Orndoff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orndoff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
      • Orndoff is located in Webster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Orndoff
      • From Duffy to Orndoff
    • Erbacon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Addison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Addison is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
    • Ralph
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ralph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
      • Ralph is located in Webster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ralph
      • From Duffy to Ralph
    • Excelsior
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Halo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
      • Halo is located in Webster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Halo
      • From Duffy to Halo
    • Cowen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Upperglade
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Welch Glade
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Duffy, see our County-by-County Page for Duffy.

Cemeteries Near Duffy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Duffy.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Duffy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Duffy, with the one closest to Duffy listed first.

  • Pickens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Flat Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Flat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knawl Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knawl Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knawl Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Long Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gregory Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kraft Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kraft Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kraft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Post Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Kniceley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kniceley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kniceley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rock Cave Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Cave Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Cave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rexroad Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rexroad Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rexroad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Duffy had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Duffy, with the one closest to Duffy listed first.

  • Ireland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ireland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
    • Ireland is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ireland <2>
  • Hettie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hettie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hettie
    • Hettie is located in Braxton County
  • Little Wildcat ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Wildcat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wildcat
    • Little Wildcat is located in Lewis County
  • Boyd ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Boyd is located in Upshur County
  • Falls Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Milroy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milroy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
    • Milroy is located in Braxton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Milroy
    • From Duffy to Milroy
  • Cleveland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kanawha Head
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Arlington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Upshur County
  • Crawford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Walkersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
    • Walkersville is located in Lewis County
  • Replete
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Replete. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
    • Replete is located in Webster County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Replete
    • From Duffy to Replete
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    • Gaines
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
      • Gaines is located in Upshur County
    • Rock Cave
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bulltown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bulltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
      • Bulltown is located in Braxton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bulltown
      • From Duffy to Bulltown

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Duffy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Duffy.

Newspapers Published in Duffy ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Duffy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Duffy, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Duffy.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Duffy:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Duffy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Duffy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7919, Longitude: -80.4455       In this case, the coordinates for Duffy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Duffy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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