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 Darnell (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 Darnell. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Darnell is located in Todd County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Todd County: Christian, Logan, Muhlenberg, Montgomery (TN) & Robertson (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Darnell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Darnell:
- Todd County (The home county of Darnell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darnell, with the one closest to Darnell listed first.
- Hadensville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Allensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Allensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Guthrie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Trenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sharon Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Allegre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Clifty
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Kirkmansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Butler County
- Harreldsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darnell, with the one closest to Darnell listed first.
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Howel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Howel is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Garrettsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Hopkinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Herndon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Herndon is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Bluff Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- Fearsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Church Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Bennettstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- LaFayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darnell, with the one closest to Darnell listed first.
- Keysburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Olmstead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Ferguson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Adairville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Gordonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Justice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Schochoh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Russellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lost City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Deer Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darnell, with the one closest to Darnell listed first.
- Dunmor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rosewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darnell, with the one closest to Darnell listed first.
- Prices Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Neosheo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Black Jack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Salmons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Cheatham County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darnell, with the one closest to Darnell listed first.
- Pleasant View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Henrietta
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Lockertsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Neptune
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Cheap Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Sycamore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Bearwallow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Ashland City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Marrowbone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Lillamay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Davidson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darnell, with the one closest to Darnell listed first.
- Addie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Addie is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Ridgetop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Joelton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morny
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morny is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Dickson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darnell, with the one closest to Darnell listed first.
- Bellsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Dunn Chapel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Stayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Woods Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Montgomery County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darnell, with the one closest to Darnell listed first.
- Port Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Saint Bethlehem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sango
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Swan Lake Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Wingate West
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Oak Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Clarksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Louise Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Stryker Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stryker Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Village
- Liverworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Southside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darnell, with the one closest to Darnell listed first.
- Adams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
- Cedar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Barren Plain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Stroudville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Flewellyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Sandy Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coopertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Crunk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Orlinda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cross Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sumner County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darnell, with the one closest to Darnell listed first.
- Millersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Johnsons Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Hall Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- Mitchellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- New Deal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Goodlettsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Darnell, see our County-by-County Page for Darnell.
Cemeteries Near Darnell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Darnell.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Darnell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Darnell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Darnell, with the one closest to Darnell listed first.
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Parham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sadlersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ft. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pennington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stainback Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sadler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sadlersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (725 more) ...
- Ft. Wimberly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ft. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Horner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Darnell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Darnell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Darnell, with the one closest to Darnell listed first.
- Hadensville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Forts ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forts is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forts
- Keysburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Allensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Allensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Guthrie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Pinchem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pinchem is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinchem
- Hampton Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hampton Station is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Station
- Port Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Dot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dot is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dot
- Cedar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Olmstead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Bradshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bradshaw is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Rossview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rossview is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossview
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Darnell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Darnell.
Newspapers Published in Darnell ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Darnell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Darnell, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Darnell.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Darnell:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Todd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Christian County
- Logan County
- Muhlenberg County
- Simpson County
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Montgomery County
- Robertson County
- Sumner County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Darnell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Darnell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |