Duncan, Missouri

Duncan is an unincorporated community in Webster and Wright counties, in the U.S. state of Missouri.{{GNIS|740817}}

Duncan is located along Missouri Route 38 on the Webster - Wright county line and about midway between Marshfield to the west and Hartville to the east. It is at the headquarters of Cantrell Creek which flows to the northwest.Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 53, {{ISBN|0-89933-224-2}}

History

A post office called Duncan was established on the Webster County side in 1871, where it remained in operation until 1923.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Webster|title=Post Offices|publisher=Jim Forte Postal History|access-date=1 January 2017}} The community has the name of the local Duncan family.{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_webster.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071608/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_webster.html|archive-date=June 24, 2016|url-status=live|title=Webster County Place Names, 1928–1945|publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri|access-date=January 2, 2017}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Webster County, Missouri

Category:Unincorporated communities in Wright County, Missouri

Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri