Duplex, Texas

Duplex, Texas
Unincorporated community
Duplex
Duplex
Coordinates: 33°46′40″N 96°08′21″W / 33.77778°N 96.13917°W / 33.77778; -96.13917Coordinates: 33°46′40″N 96°08′21″W / 33.77778°N 96.13917°W / 33.77778; -96.13917
Country United States
State Texas
County Fannin
Elevation 564 ft (172 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 430 & 903
GNIS feature ID 1379688[1]

Duplex is an unincorporated community in Fannin County, Texas, United States. Duplex is located on Farm to Market Road 273 15 miles (24 km) north of Bonham. Duplex was founded in the 1880s and named for two families who had settled the area in the 1850s. The community had a post office from 1899 to 1909; it also had two segregated schools. As of 2000, Duplex had a population of 25.[2]

References

  1. "Duplex". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Minor, David. "Duplex, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved April 2, 2013.


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