Dukedom is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in both

Graves County Graves County is a county located on the southwest border of the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,649. Its county seat is Mayfield. The county was formed in 1824 and was named for Major Benjamin Fr ...

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

and Weakley County,

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

, straddling the state line in the western part of both states. The location is ; The elevation is 487 feet above sea level. The community is notable as the location of the Knob Creek Church of Christ, established in June 1834, the first

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congregation to adopt the name

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Demographics

History

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

American Civil War

Dukedom is connected with General

Nathan Bedford Forrest Nathan Bedford Forrest (July 13, 1821October 29, 1877) was a prominent Confederate Army general during the American Civil War and the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan from 1867 to 1869. Before the war, Forrest amassed substantial wealt ...

, who served for the Confederacy in the

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. 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 Paducah ( ) is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky. The largest city in the Jackson Purchase region, it is located at the confluence of the Tennessee and the Ohio rivers, halfway between St. Louis, Missour ...

, 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.Historical Marker
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Notable residents

Jimmy Work Jimmy Work (March 29, 1924 – December 22, 2018) was an American country musician and songwriter best known for the country standard " Making Believe". Work was born in Akron, Ohio, but moved to Dukedom, Tennessee, with his family at age two. ...

, country musician

References

Unincorporated communities in Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Graves County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Weakley County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee {{WeakleyCountyTN-geo-stub