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Duff, Indiana

Coordinates: 38°19′38″N 87°01′35″W / 38.32722°N 87.02639°W / 38.32722; -87.02639
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Duff, Indiana
Duff is located in Indiana
Duff
Duff
Duff is located in the United States
Duff
Duff
Coordinates: 38°19′38″N 87°01′35″W / 38.32722°N 87.02639°W / 38.32722; -87.02639
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDubois
TownshipPatoka
Elevation466 ft (142 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47542
Area code(s)812, 930
FIPS code18-18874[2]
GNIS feature ID433754[1]

Duff is an unincorporated community in Patoka Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

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Duff was platted in 1883 by Robert Small. It was likely named for Col. B. B. Edmonston, who had the nickname "Colonel Duff".[3]

A post office was established at Duff in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Duff, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Windmill Publications. pp. 367.
  4. ^ "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 17, 2016.