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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 Dardens (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 Dardens. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Dardens is located in Martin County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Martin County: Beaufort, Bertie, Edgecombe, Halifax, Pitt & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Dardens. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dardens:

  • Martin County     (The home county of Dardens)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dardens, with the one closest to Dardens listed first.
    • Jamesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Williamston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bear Grass
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
      • Bear Grass is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Everetts
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everetts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
      • Everetts is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
    • Hamilton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
      • Hamilton is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <1>
    • Gold Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Robersonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robersonville
      • Robersonville is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robersonville <1>
    • Hassell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Parmele
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parmele have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
      • Parmele is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Oak City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
      • Oak City is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak City <1>
  • Beaufort County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dardens, with the one closest to Dardens listed first.
    • Pinetown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Gaylord
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaylord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
      • Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
    • Union Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
      • Union Grove is located in Beaufort County
    • Walla Watta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walla Watta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
      • Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Walla Watta
      • From Dardens to Walla Watta
    • Pungo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pungo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
      • Pungo is located in Beaufort County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pungo
      • From Dardens to Pungo
    • Pantego
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pantego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
      • Pantego is located in Beaufort County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Whitepost
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Belhaven
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belhaven
      • Belhaven is located in Beaufort County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belhaven <1>
    • Rosedale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Washington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • River Road
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
      • River Road is located in Beaufort County
    • Washington Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
      • Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Bertie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dardens, with the one closest to Dardens listed first.
    • Merry Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
      • Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
    • Avoca
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avoca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Bertie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avoca
      • From Dardens to Avoca
    • Windsor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Edenhouse
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ashland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Drew
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drew. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
      • Drew is located in Bertie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Drew
      • From Dardens to Drew
    • Askewville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Askewville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
      • Askewville is located in Bertie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Colerain
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Powellsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
      • Powellsville is located in Bertie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
    • Hexlena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lewiston Woodville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
      • Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
  • Chowan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dardens, with the one closest to Dardens listed first.
    • Edenton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mavaton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mavaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
      • Mavaton is located in Chowan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mavaton
      • From Dardens to Mavaton
    • Center Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Hyde County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dardens, with the one closest to Dardens listed first.
    • Mount Olive
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Hyde County
    • Scranton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
      • Scranton is located in Hyde County
    • Sladesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Perquimans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dardens, with the one closest to Dardens listed first.
    • Bethel ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Perquimans County
    • Yeopim Station
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Snug Harbor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
      • Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
  • Pitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dardens, with the one closest to Dardens listed first.
    • Congleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Whichard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whichard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whichard
      • Whichard is located in Pitt County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whichard
      • From Dardens to Whichard
    • Pactolus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Stokes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
      • Stokes is located in Pitt County
    • Grimesland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grimesland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
      • Grimesland is located in Pitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Whitehurst
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Simpson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
      • Simpson is located in Pitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Tyrrell County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dardens, with the one closest to Dardens listed first.
    • Plymouth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <1>
    • Monticello ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Washington County
    • Pine Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Westover
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
      • Westover is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Westover
      • From Dardens to Westover
    • Roper
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
      • Roper is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roper <1>
    • Wenona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Skinnersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pea Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Creswell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
      • Creswell is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creswell <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Dardens ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dardens.

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 Dardens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dardens, with the one closest to Dardens listed first.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dardens had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Plymouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Plymouth is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <1>
  • Jamesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Monticello ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Monticello is located in Washington County
  • Sans Souci
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sans Souci have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
    • Sans Souci is located in Bertie County
  • Roper
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
    • Roper is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roper <1>
  • Avoca
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avoca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Avoca is located in Bertie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Avoca
    • From Dardens to Avoca
  • Williamston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Windsor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gaylord
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaylord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
    • Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
  • Pungo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pungo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
    • Pungo is located in Beaufort County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pungo
    • From Dardens to Pungo
  • Skinnersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pantego
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pantego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
    • Pantego is located in Beaufort County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Drew
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drew. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
      • Drew is located in Bertie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Drew
      • From Dardens to Drew
    • Everetts
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everetts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
      • Everetts is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
    • Yeatesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yeatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatesville
      • Yeatesville is located in Beaufort County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dardens. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dardens.

Newspapers Published in Dardens ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dardens.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dardens, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dardens.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Dardens:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dardens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Martin County: www.martincountyncgov.com

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dardens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8206, Longitude: -76.8159       In this case, the coordinates for Dardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Dardens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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