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History · Duffield

25% of Duffield’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1935 on and the census since 1900.

0on the National Register
25%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Duffield’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 Duffield are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 176 in 1950; 73 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Duffield’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Duffield, census by census

01001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 176

Peaked at 176 in 1950; 73 people lived here in 2020.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Duffield’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Duffield, in brief

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

Duffield is a town in Scott County, Virginia, United States. The population was 73 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 91 to 73 (-20%).

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

By decade

Duffield, decade by decade

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On the map

Duffield on the map, 1935 to 1976

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Duffield. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Duffield on the 1935 USGS mapDuffield on the 1947 USGS mapDuffield on the 1950 USGS mapDuffield on the 1969 USGS mapDuffield on the 1976 USGS map1935Duffield sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Duffield.

Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Peterson
1cemetery inside Duffield
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Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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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 (6), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.