Dukedom, Kentucky and Tennessee explained

Official Name:Dukedom
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1: and
Subdivision Type2:Counties
Subdivision Name2:Graves (Kentucky) and Weakley (Tennessee)
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:489
Pushpin Map:Kentucky#USA
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:36.4992°N -88.715°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:38226
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1283116
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:103
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:4.84
Area Total Sq Mi:1.87
Area Land Km2:4.83
Area Water Km2:0.01
Area Land Sq Mi:1.86
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:55.23
Population Density Km2:21.32

Dukedom is an unincorporated community in both Graves County, Kentucky and Weakley County, Tennessee, straddling the state line in the western part of both states. The location is 36.5022°N -88.715°W; The elevation is 487 feet above sea level.[3]

The community is notable as the location of the Knob Creek Church of Christ, established in June 1834, the first Restoration Movement congregation to adopt the name Church of Christ.

History

A post office was established on the Tennessee side in 1833.[4] The community probably derives its name from Duke A. Beadles, first postmaster.[5]

American Civil War

Dukedom is connected with General Nathan Bedford Forrest, who served for the Confederacy in the Civil War. A Kentucky highway historical marker in the community reads:

CSA Gen. N. B. Forrest with main body of cavalry passed this way before and after destructive raid on Paducah, March 25, 1864. Returning, Kentucky regiments, camping near here, given leave to seek food, horses, get recruits, visit families. Not one deserted. News item led Forrest to send men back through here again, April 14, to capture horses missed before.[6]

Notable residents

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Population API. United States Census Bureau. Oct 15, 2022.
  2. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 15, 2022.
  3. "Feature Detail Report for: Dukedom, Tennessee." USGS. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  4. Web site: Weakley County . Jim Forte Postal History . 19 October 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094026/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=TN&county=Weakley . 4 March 2016 .
  5. Book: Kentucky Place Names . University Press of Kentucky . 1987 . 2013-04-28 . Rennick, Robert M. . 85. 0813126312 .
  6. Web site: Historical Marker . April 19, 2006 . June 3, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060603143235/http://kentucky.gov/kyhs/hmdb/MarkerSearch.aspx?mode=County&county=42 . dead .