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