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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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 McIntosh County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McIntosh County: Glynn, Liberty, Long & Wayne.

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:

  • McIntosh County     (The home county of Darien)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Darien, with the one closest to Darien listed first.
    • Doboy ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doboy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doboy
      • Doboy is located in McIntosh County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,721 people
    • Meridian
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <2>
    • Valona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sapelo Island
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sapelo Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapelo Island
      • Sapelo Island is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sapelo Island <2>
    • Crescent
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Credit Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
      • Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
    • Townsend
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townsend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Townsend is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <2>
    • Shellman Bluff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Brantley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Darien, with the one closest to Darien listed first.
    • Popwellville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popwellville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
      • Popwellville is located in Brantley County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
    • Waynesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hortense
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Darien, with the one closest to Darien listed first.
    • Hickory Bluff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
      • Hickory Bluff is located in Camden County
    • Ella Park ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ella Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
      • Ella Park is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
    • Waverly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • White Oak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Glynn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Darien, with the one closest to Darien listed first.
    • Groveside Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveside Park
      • Groveside Park is located in Glynn County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,152 people
    • Altamaha Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha Park
      • Altamaha Park is located in Glynn County
    • Country Club Estates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Estates
      • Country Club Estates is located in Glynn County
    • German Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for German Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
      • German Village is located in Glynn County
    • Glynco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shady Acres
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Acres
      • Shady Acres is located in Glynn County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 236 people
    • Dock Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dock Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
      • Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
    • Epworth Acres
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epworth Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Acres
      • Epworth Acres is located in Glynn County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 480 people
    • Jewtown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewtown
      • Jewtown is located in Glynn County
    • Saint Simon Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Simon Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Simon Mills
      • Saint Simon Mills is located in Glynn County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 12,743 people
    • Sea Island
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Island
      • Sea Island is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sea Island <2>
    • Blythe Island
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe Island
      • Blythe Island is located in Glynn County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 711 people
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Darien, with the one closest to Darien listed first.
    • Riceboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceboro
      • Riceboro is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceboro <2>
    • Screven Fork
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Screven Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screven Fork
      • Screven Fork is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 771 people
    • Sunbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Midway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Walthourville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthourville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthourville
      • Walthourville is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,065 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthourville <2>
    • Allenhurst
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Long County
    • Ludowici
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludowici have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludowici
      • Ludowici is located in Long County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludowici <2>
  • Wayne County
    • Pendarvis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendarvis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
      • Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 562 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Darien, see our County-by-County Page for Darien.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of 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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Darien.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Darien. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Darien and those printed in the larger area surrounding Darien.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of 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 websites either 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:

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.

  • Upper Mill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Mill Cemetery
  • Butler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
  • Indian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
  • Whispering Pines Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whispering Pines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whispering Pines Cemetery
  • Powell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
  • Old Slave Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Slave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Slave Cemetery
  • Petersville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Petersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petersville Cemetery
  • King Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
  • Cuthbert - Grant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cuthbert - Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cuthbert - Grant Cemetery
  • Freedman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freedman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freedman Cemetery
  • Continue List   (95 more) ...
    • Memory Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens
    • Hutchinson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutchinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutchinson Cemetery
    • Robson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robson Cemetery

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Darien had a population of 1,491 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Darien had a population of 1,846 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Darien, with the one closest to Darien listed first.

  • Ridgeville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
    • Ridgeville is located in McIntosh County
  • Evelyn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evelyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
    • Evelyn is located in Glynn County
  • Doboy ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doboy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doboy
    • Doboy is located in McIntosh County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,721 people
  • Pennick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennick
    • Pennick is located in Glynn County
  • Dock Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dock Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
    • Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
  • Jamaica
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
    • Jamaica is located in Glynn County
  • Brunswick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Wayne County
  • Fancy Bluff
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fancy Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Bluff
    • Fancy Bluff is located in Glynn County
  • South Newport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newport
    • South Newport is located in McIntosh County
  • Ella Park ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ella Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
    • Ella Park is located in Camden County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
  • Riceboro
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceboro
    • Riceboro is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceboro <2>
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Gardi
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardi
      • Gardi is located in Wayne County
    • Walthourville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthourville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthourville
      • Walthourville is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,065 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthourville <2>
    • Dorchester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Dorchester is located in Liberty County

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.

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 Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Darien. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3740, Longitude: -81.4340    
<4>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.




 

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