Duke, Missouri

Duke is an unincorporated community in southwest Phelps County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately thirteen miles northwest of Licking and five miles east of Fort [Leonard Wood, Missouri|Fort Leonard Wood]. The community is on Missouri Route K and two miles east of a meander in the Big [Piney River] in the Mark Twain National Forest.
The post office opened in 1906 & ran for decades, it is no longer open. Residents have to go to Newburg, MO to find the nearest post office. The community was named after Duke's Mixture, a brand of pipe tobacco sold at the local country store.