RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Wyoming >> Goshen County >> DurocIndex...

Welcome to Duroc ...

Duroc is located in Goshen County<1>.

Duroc is 4,390 feet [1,338 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Duroc is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Duroc lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Duroc: 307

Communities Also Named Duroc ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Duroc - they are located in Missouri, Oregon and Texas.

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

Communities near Duroc ...

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

  • La Grange
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lyman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyman is located in Scotts Bluff County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <3>
  • Yoder
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Henry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Henry is located in Furnas County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <3>
  • Huntley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Meriden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Veteran
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stegall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stegall is located in Scotts Bluff County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stegall
  • Morrill
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Morrill is located in Scotts Bluff County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrill <3>
  • Torrington
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duroc ...

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

Adding Duroc to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Duroc 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 Duroc was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Duroc.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Goshen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Duroc - 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.