Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Darien (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Darien. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Darien is located in Fairfield County .
To see how the shape of Connecticut's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fairfield County : Litchfield , New Haven , Dutchess (NY) , Putnam (NY) & Westchester (NY) .
Below are the counties that are near Darien. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Darien:
Fairfield County (The home county of Darien)
The following are listed by their distance from Darien, with the one closest to Darien listed first.
Darien (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Noroton Heights (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton Heights Noroton Heights is located in Fairfield County Noroton (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton Noroton is located in Fairfield County Rowayton (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowayton Rowayton is located in Fairfield County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowayton <1>
Glenbrook (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County Shippan Point (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippan Point Shippan Point is located in Fairfield County West Norwalk (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwalk West Norwalk is located in Fairfield County Springdale (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Springdale is located in Fairfield County Stamford (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Norwalk (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk Norwalk is located in Fairfield County Population from the 2020 Census: 88,655 people
South Norwalk (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Norwalk South Norwalk is located in Fairfield County Old Greenwich (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Litchfield County
The following are listed by their distance from Darien, with the one closest to Darien listed first.
Russian Village (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Village Russian Village is located in Litchfield County Candlewood Lake Club (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candlewood Lake Club have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County New Haven County
The following are listed by their distance from Darien, with the one closest to Darien listed first.
Milford (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Milford is located in New Haven County Population from the 2020 Census: 54,781 people
Milford (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Milford is located in New Haven County Population from the 2020 Census: 53,259 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <1>
Derby (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Derby is located in New Haven County Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
Former name for Derby:
Birmingham Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <1>
Derby (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Derby is located in New Haven County Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
Orange (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Orange is located in New Haven County Population from the 2020 Census: 13,882 people
Orange (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Orange is located in New Haven County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <1>
Ansonia (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansonia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia Ansonia is located in New Haven County Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
Ansonia (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia Ansonia is located in New Haven County Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansonia <1>
Bowers Hill (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Hill Bowers Hill is located in New Haven County Seymour (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Seymour is located in New Haven County Population from the 2020 Census: 16,326 people
West Haven (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven West Haven is located in New Haven County Population from the 2020 Census: 54,367 people
Bronx County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Darien, with the one closest to Darien listed first.
City Island (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Island City Island is located in Bronx County (NY) Eastchester (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester Eastchester is located in Bronx County (NY) Locust Point (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point Locust Point is located in Bronx County (NY) Throggs Neck (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throggs Neck Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County (NY) Williams Bridge (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williams Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bridge Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County (NY) Bronx (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx Bronx is located in Bronx County (NY) Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
Bronx has also been known as:
Bronx Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <1>
Riverdale (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Fordham (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordham Fordham is located in Bronx County (NY) Spuyten Duyvil (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spuyten Duyvil Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County (NY) Concourse Village (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concourse Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concourse Village Concourse Village is located in Bronx County (NY) Nassau County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Darien, with the one closest to Darien listed first.
Centre Island (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Island Centre Island is located in Nassau County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
Bayville (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bayville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville Bayville is located in Nassau County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 6,695 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayville <1>
Cove Neck (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Neck Cove Neck is located in Nassau County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
Mill Neck (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Neck Mill Neck is located in Nassau County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Neck <1>
Lattingtown (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lattingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattingtown Lattingtown is located in Nassau County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
Laurel Hollow (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hollow Laurel Hollow is located in Nassau County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 2,027 people
Matinecock (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matinecock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matinecock Matinecock is located in Nassau County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
Oyster Bay Cove (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Bay Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Bay Cove Oyster Bay Cove is located in Nassau County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 2,243 people
Oyster Bay (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Locust Valley (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
East Norwich (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwich East Norwich is located in Nassau County (NY) Upper Brookville (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Brookville Upper Brookville is located in Nassau County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
New York County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Darien, with the one closest to Darien listed first.
Inwood (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood Inwood is located in New York County (NY) Washington Heights (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights Washington Heights is located in New York County (NY) Delano Village (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delano Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano Village Delano Village is located in New York County (NY) East Harlem (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harlem East Harlem is located in New York County (NY) Harlem (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Harlem is located in New York County (NY) Morningside Heights (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Heights Morningside Heights is located in New York County (NY) Park West Village (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park West Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park West Village Park West Village is located in New York County (NY) Yorkville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville Yorkville is located in New York County (NY) Putnam County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Darien, with the one closest to Darien listed first.
Peach Lake (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake Peach Lake is located in Putnam County (NY) Brewster (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Brewster is located in Putnam County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <1>
Mahopac (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahopac have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mahopac is located in Putnam County (NY) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahopac <1>
Brewster Hill (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Hill Brewster Hill is located in Putnam County (NY) Crafts (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crafts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts Crafts is located in Putnam County (NY) Deforest Corners (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deforest Corners Deforest Corners is located in Putnam County (NY) Dykemans (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dykemans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans Dykemans is located in Putnam County (NY) Putnam Lake (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Lake Putnam Lake is located in Putnam County (NY) Adams Corners (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners Adams Corners is located in Putnam County (NY) Mahopac Mines (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mahopac Mines. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County (NY) Putnam Valley (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Valley Putnam Valley is located in Putnam County (NY) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Putnam Valley <1>
Continental Village (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village Continental Village is located in Putnam County (NY) Queens County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Darien, with the one closest to Darien listed first.
Little Neck (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Beechhurst (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechhurst Beechhurst is located in Queens County (NY) Douglaston (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Douglaston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglaston Douglaston is located in Queens County (NY) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglaston <1>
Whitestone (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Bayside (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Flushing (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Queens Village (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Hollis (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hollis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Hollis is located in Queens County (NY) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <1>
Queens (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Corona (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Jackson Heights (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Jamaica (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Rockland County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Darien, with the one closest to Darien listed first.
Grand View-on-Hudson (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View-on-Hudson Grand View-on-Hudson is located in Rockland County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
Palisades (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Piermont (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piermont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piermont Piermont is located in Rockland County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 2,527 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piermont <1>
South Nyack (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Nyack South Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
Upper Nyack (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nyack Upper Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
Nyack (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyack Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 7,133 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyack <1>
Blauvelt (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Central Nyack (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Nyack Central Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY) Orangeburg (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Tappan (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan Tappan is located in Rockland County (NY) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappan <1>
Congers (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Congers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congers Congers is located in Rockland County (NY) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Congers <1>
Valley Cottage (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cottage Valley Cottage is located in Rockland County (NY) Suffolk County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Darien, with the one closest to Darien listed first.
Lloyd Harbor (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloyd Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Harbor Lloyd Harbor is located in Suffolk County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
Asharoken (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asharoken have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asharoken Asharoken is located in Suffolk County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
Eatons Neck (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eatons Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatons Neck Eatons Neck is located in Suffolk County (NY) Huntington Bay (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Bay Huntington Bay is located in Suffolk County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington Bay <1>
Halesite (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halesite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesite Halesite is located in Suffolk County (NY) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halesite <1>
Cold Spring Harbor (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring Harbor Cold Spring Harbor is located in Suffolk County (NY) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring Harbor <1>
Huntington (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Centerport (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Northport (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport Northport is located in Suffolk County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 7,259 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northport <1>
Fort Salonga (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Salonga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Salonga Fort Salonga is located in Suffolk County (NY) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Salonga <1>
Greenlawn (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
East Northport (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport East Northport is located in Suffolk County (NY) Westchester County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Darien, with the one closest to Darien listed first.
Scotts Corners (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corners Scotts Corners is located in Westchester County (NY) Banksville (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville Banksville is located in Westchester County (NY) Port Chester (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Rye Brook (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Brook Rye Brook is located in Westchester County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 9,573 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye Brook <1>
Pound Ridge (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Milton (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Milton is located in Westchester County (NY) Rye (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Rye is located in Westchester County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 15,634 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <1>
Harrison (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Harrison is located in Westchester County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 28,959 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <1>
Purchase (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Lewisboro (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisboro Lewisboro is located in Westchester County (NY) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisboro <1>
Armonk (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Bedford (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Darien, see our County-by-County Page for Darien .
Cemeteries Near Darien ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Darien.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know . If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Darien covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Darien, with the one closest to Darien listed first.
Spring Grove Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Grove Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Woodland Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Bell Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Raymond Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raymond Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raymond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Rowayton Union Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowayton Union Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Rowayton Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<6> Darien . The Rowayton Union Cemetery has also been known as:
Rowayton Cemetery Union Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103773 <5>
Leads Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leads Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Slassoh Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slassoh Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slassoh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Old Jewish Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Jewish Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Jewish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Waterbury Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterbury Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> St. John Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
St. Johns Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Temple Shalom Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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Old Burying Ground (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Burying Ground Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Fairfield Memorial Park (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfield Memorial Park Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairfield Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Hoyt Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoyt Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoyt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<7>
While we didn't find Darien in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Darien.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Darien, with the one closest to Darien listed first.
Noroton Heights (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton Heights Noroton Heights is located in Fairfield County Noroton (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton Noroton is located in Fairfield County Darien (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Rowayton (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowayton Rowayton is located in Fairfield County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowayton <1>
Glenbrook (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County West Norwalk (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwalk West Norwalk is located in Fairfield County Springdale (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Springdale is located in Fairfield County Stamford (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Talmadge Hill (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talmadge Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge Hill Talmadge Hill is located in Fairfield County South Norwalk (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Norwalk South Norwalk is located in Fairfield County East Norwalk (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwalk East Norwalk is located in Fairfield County Norwalk (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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Mianus (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mianus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mianus Mianus is located in Fairfield County Riverbank (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverbank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank Riverbank is located in Fairfield County New Canaan (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Darien. See our List of 1890's Communities around Darien .
Newspapers Published in Darien ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) .
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Darien.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Darien, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6> Extended Newspaper List for Darien.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Darien:
Websites specific to Connecticut Pages specific to Fairfield County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Litchfield County New Haven County Bronx County Nassau County New York County Putnam County Queens County Rockland County Suffolk County Westchester County Cemetery Information and Directories for Connecticut Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Darien. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) . While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com . Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Darien) to Point B. We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Darien, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.