Duff, Indiana

Duff
Unincorporated community
Duff
Coordinates: 38°19′38″N 87°01′35″W / 38.32722°N 87.02639°WCoordinates: 38°19′38″N 87°01′35″W / 38.32722°N 87.02639°W
Country United States
State Indiana
County Dubois
Township Patoka
Elevation 469 ft (143 m)
ZIP code 47542
FIPS code 18-18874[1]
GNIS feature ID 433754[2]

Duff is an unincorporated community in Patoka Township, Dubois County, 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".[3]

The Duff post office was discontinued in 1955.[4]

Geography

Duff is located at 38°19′38″N 87°01′35″W / 38.32722°N 87.02639°W.

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Duff, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. ↑ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Windmill Publications. p. 367.
  4. ↑ "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 September 2014.