Duncan, Illinois
Duncan is an unincorporated community in Stark County, Illinois, United States, located 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northwest of Princeville.
History
Duncan was laid out ca. 1870. The community is named for James H. Duncan, a United States Congressman from Massachusetts from 1849 to 1853.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Duncan, Illinois
- ^ Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 110.