Welcome to Darwin ...So far, we found very little information about Darwin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Darwin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Darwin, please Contact Us. Darwin would have been located within present day Lyon County<2>. Several communities named Darwin share the same reason for their choice of Darwin. We're speculating that it might apply here: Named for Charles Darwin; the English naturalist. While the community is gone, the present day location for Darwin is 4,060 feet [1,237 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Darwin is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Darwin was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time The Area Code where Darwin was located: 775 Communities Also Named Darwin ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Darwin - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana (2), Manitoba, Minnesota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Darwin. Communities near Darwin ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Darwin.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Darwin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Darwin. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Darwin. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Darwin. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Darwin. See our Newspapers Page for Darwin. Adding Darwin to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Darwin in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Darwin was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada. For more details, see References and Mentions for Darwin. Footnotes ...
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