Duffau

Duffau is on Farm Road 1824 and Duffau Creek, fifteen miles southeast of Stephenville in Erath County. The town was named for Duffo, an Indian buried nearby. By 1860 a post office had been established at the community, and by the mid-1880s Duffau was a flourishing town of about 350 with steam flour mills and cotton gins, four churches, a hotel, a district school, three doctors, and two deputy sheriffs. Railroad routes bypassed Duffau, however, and by the mid-1890s it had begun to decline. In 1940 it was a small trading center with a post office, seven businesses, and 110 residents. By 1980 its population had declined to seventy-six. It was still reported at that level in 2000.

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Belongs to

Duffau is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

Yes

Place type

Duffau is classified as a Town

Location

Latitude: 32.08236720
Longitude: -98.02197940

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No

Population Count, 2009

76