Duff, Indiana

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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".{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_E1Q0AQAAMAAJ | title=History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910 | publisher=Windmill Publications | author=Wilson, George R. | year=1910 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_E1Q0AQAAMAAJ/page/n261 367]}}

A post office was established at Duff in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Dubois |title=Dubois County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=December 17, 2016}}

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