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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Duff, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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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 code47542
Area code(s)812, 930
FIPS code18-18874
GNIS feature ID433754

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

History

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

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

References

  1. ^ 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.
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County seat: Jasper
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