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Nearest Communities to Darwin,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Darwin, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Darwin:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Darwin is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Lyon County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lyon County: Mono (CA), Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Mineral, Storey & Washoe.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 56 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Darwin. Of these communities, 41 are located in counties other than Lyon County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Darwin (which is Lyon County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Darwin

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Lyon County   (where Darwin resides)
    • County Website:   www.lyon-county.org/
    • County Seat for Lyon:   Yerington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Darwin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Darwin.
      • Argo ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
        • Argo is located in Lyon County
      • Fernley
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Silver Springs
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Talapoosa
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talapoosa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talapoosa
        • Talapoosa is located in Lyon County
      • Nevada Station ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Station
        • Nevada Station is located in Lyon County
      • Ramsey Station
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsey Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Station
        • Ramsey Station is located in Lyon County
      • Ramsey ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
        • Ramsey is located in Lyon County
      • Stagecoach
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bucklands Station ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucklands Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklands Station
        • Bucklands Station is located in Lyon County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Marshland ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
          • Marshland is located in Lyon County
        • Weeks ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks
          • Weeks is located in Lyon County
        • Davis Station ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Churchill ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
          • Churchill is located in Lyon County
        • Thompson ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
          • Thompson is located in Lyon County
  • Churchill County
    • County Website:   www.churchillcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Churchill:   Fallon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Darwin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Darwin.
      • Hazen
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Massie
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massie
        • Massie is located in Churchill County
      • Lahontan City ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Diatom
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Diatom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diatom
        • Diatom is located in Churchill County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Diatom
        • From Darwin to Diatom
      • Northam ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northam have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northam
        • Northam is located in Churchill County
      • Willowtown ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowtown
        • Willowtown is located in Churchill County
      • Leete ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leete have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leete
        • Leete is located in Churchill County
      • Leeteville ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeteville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeteville
        • Leeteville is located in Churchill County
      • Ragtown ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ragtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
        • Ragtown is located in Churchill County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Ragtown
        • From Darwin to Ragtown
      • Saint Clair Station ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Station
        • Saint Clair Station is located in Churchill County
      • Fillmore ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fillmore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
        • Fillmore is located in Churchill County
      • Gregory ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
        • Gregory is located in Churchill County
      • Continue List   (11 more) ...
        • Fallon
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Saint Clair
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
          • Saint Clair is located in Churchill County
        • Island City ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
          • Island City is located in Churchill County
        • Parran
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parran have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
          • Parran is located in Churchill County
        • Nevada City ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City
          • Nevada City is located in Churchill County
        • Huxley ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Hill ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
          • Hill is located in Churchill County
        • Jessup ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jessup. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
          • Jessup is located in Churchill County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Jessup
          • From Darwin to Jessup
        • Stillwater
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stillwater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
          • Stillwater is located in Churchill County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Stillwater
          • From Darwin to Stillwater
        • Ocala
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocala have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
          • Ocala is located in Churchill County
        • Trinity
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
          • Trinity is located in Churchill County
  • Pershing County
  • Storey County
    • County Seat for Storey:   Virginia City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Darwin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Darwin.
      • Gilpin
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilpin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
        • Gilpin is located in Storey County
      • Thisby
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thisby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thisby
        • Thisby is located in Storey County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Thisby
        • From Darwin to Thisby
      • Clark
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Mustang Ranch
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ranch
        • Mustang Ranch is located in Storey County
      • Lockwood
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Mark Twain Estates
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mark Twain Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Twain Estates
        • Mark Twain Estates is located in Storey County
  • Washoe County
    • County Website:   www.co.washoe.nv.us/
    • County Seat for Washoe:   Reno
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Darwin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Darwin.
      • Lower Crossing
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Crossing
        • Lower Crossing is located in Washoe County
      • Wadsworth
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Dodge
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
        • Dodge is located in Washoe County
      • Roderick ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roderick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderick
        • Roderick is located in Washoe County
      • Fort Defiance ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Olinghouse ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olinghouse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinghouse
        • Olinghouse is located in Washoe County
      • Clarks ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
        • Clarks is located in Washoe County
      • Nixon
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Patrick
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patrick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
        • Patrick is located in Washoe County
      • Hafed
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hafed have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
        • Hafed is located in Washoe County
      • Mustang
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
        • Mustang is located in Washoe County

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Darwin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Darwin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5890, Longitude: -119.1015    
<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 Darwin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.




 

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