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History · Duncan

Duncan’s post office opened in 1885, and 12% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Duncan began

When was Duncan founded?

1885

The Duncan post office opened in 1885, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 276141 years
Founding year: the first Duncan post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Duncan’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Duncan are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Duncan’s history is told.

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The story so far

Duncan, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Duncan yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Duncan is a town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 276.

Its first post office opened in 1885. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 423 to 276 (-35%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Duncan, 1885 to 1939

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1885Post officeThe Duncan post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1906Born hereWillie Love is born here
  5. 1939Born hereEddie C. Campbell is born here
By decade

Duncan, decade by decade

Today4 recent
Duncan Welcome Sign2021Duncan Welcome SignThe Blues Legends Of Duncan Blues Trail Marker2019The Blues Legends Of Duncan Blues Trail MarkerMS444 West - Shade in2018MS444 West - Shade inDuncan Town Hall2013Duncan Town Hall
Famous people

2 famous people were born in Duncan

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Eddie C. CampbellAmerican Chicago blues guitarist and singer · b. 1939
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Willie LoveAmerican Delta blues pianist · b. 1906
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Duncan’s post office has been open since 1885.

Gone or out of use
Wildwood Plantationlocale

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Duncan’s history

What year was Duncan founded?

The Duncan post office opened in 1885, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (4), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.