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Duplex, Texas

Coordinates: 33°46′40″N 96°08′21″W / 33.77778°N 96.13917°W / 33.77778; -96.13917
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Duplex, Texas
Duplex is located in Texas
Duplex
Duplex
Duplex is located in the United States
Duplex
Duplex
Coordinates: 33°46′40″N 96°08′21″W / 33.77778°N 96.13917°W / 33.77778; -96.13917
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyFannin
Elevation
564 ft (172 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)430 & 903
GNIS feature ID1379688[1]

Duplex is an unincorporated community in Fannin County, Texas, United States, 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

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