Village of Duncan, Butler Township, Platte County, Nebraska, United States

Overview of Duncan

• Name:
  Duncan
• Official Name:
  Village of Duncan
• Place Type:
  Incorporated Village
• Located In:
  United States
  

  Platte County, Nebraska
  

  Butler Township (96%)
  Loup Township (4%)
  

  Sixth Principal Meridian
  

  Section 1, Township 16 North, Range 2 West (96%)
  Section 36, Township 17 North, Range 2 West (4%)
  
• History (GNIS):
  Laid out on 24 October 1871 and named Jackson. That name was later changed to Duncan in 1880, after Duncan, Illinois, which was named for Massachusetts Congressman James Henry Duncan, who served from 1849-1853. (MO-T109/p115) Incorporated in 1913.
• Surveys:
  Sixth Principal Meridian
  

  Range 2 West
  

  Township 16 North
  

  Section 1

  Township 17 North
  

  Section 36
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:41.389457441° 23' 22.0"N

  Longitude:-97.494768597° 29' 41.2"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Gardiner 4.2 mi. SW
  • Columbus 7.1 mi. NE
  • Monroe (Oconee Township) 8 mi. NW
  • Silver Creek (Silver Creek Township, Merrick County) 10.1 mi. SW
  • Platte Center (Lost Creek Township) 10.2 mi. N
  • Genoa (Nance County) 12.9 mi. W
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Jackson 0.7 mi. NE
  • Saint Joseph (Alexis Township, Butler County) 7.5 mi. E
  • Saint Patricks (Shell Creek Township) 8.3 mi. N
  • Saint Joseph (Alexis Township, Butler County) 8.4 mi. E
  • Columbus (Columbus) 8.4 mi. E
  • Catholic (Columbus) 8.5 mi. E
  • Roselawn (Columbus) 9 mi. E
  • Wesley Chapel (South Canada Precinct, Polk County) 10.7 mi. S
  • Silver Creek (Silver Creek Township, Merrick County) 10.8 mi. SW
  • Pleasant View (Alexis Township, Butler County) 11 mi. SE
  • Friends (Oconee Township) 12 mi. NW
  • Zion (Lost Creek Township) 12.1 mi. N
• Population:
  332
• Elevation:
  456 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  319881786
• Updated Apr 19, 2020