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 Darwin (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 Darwin. 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 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 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.
Darwin is located in Shelby County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shelby County: Crittenden (AR), DeSoto (MS), Marshall (MS), Fayette & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Darwin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Darwin:
- Shelby County (The home county of Darwin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darwin, with the one closest to Darwin listed first.
- Oakville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Hunt Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
- Memphis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Capleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Parkway Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Parkway Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Binghampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Binghampton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
- The Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Germantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ramsey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ramsey is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Woodstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Forest Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Forest Hill is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Spring Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darwin, with the one closest to Darwin listed first.
- Piperton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Canadaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darwin, with the one closest to Darwin listed first.
- Corona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Corona is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Wilkinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkinsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsville
- Crittenden County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darwin, with the one closest to Darwin listed first.
- Amanca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Amanca is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanca
- Hulbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hulbert is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
- West Memphis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Pinckney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pinckney is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
- Edmondson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edmondson is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Anthonyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Horseshoe Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Seyppel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Marion is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
- Sunset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sunset is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Proctor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cross County (AR)
- Parkin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lee County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darwin, with the one closest to Darwin listed first.
- Peters
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peters is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Bledsoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Winona ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Winona is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Brickeys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brickeys is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Saint Francis County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darwin, with the one closest to Darwin listed first.
- Hughes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hughes is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <1>
- Heth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rawlinson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
- DeSoto County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darwin, with the one closest to Darwin listed first.
- Southhaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Southhaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
- Lynchburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Walls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <1>
- Horn Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Aldens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- De Soto Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- Norfolk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Southaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Cormorant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Marshall County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darwin, with the one closest to Darwin listed first.
- Barton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Barton is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Byhalia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cayce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Victoria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Tate County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darwin, with the one closest to Darwin listed first.
- Arkabutla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Coldwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Antioch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Tate County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Poagville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poagville is located in Tate County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Senatobia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Goode
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Goode is located in Tate County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Tate County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Tunica County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darwin, with the one closest to Darwin listed first.
- Banks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Banks is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
- North Tunica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Tunica is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
- Tunica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Evansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Darwin, see our County-by-County Page for Darwin.
Cemeteries Near Darwin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Darwin.
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 Darwin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Darwin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Darwin, with the one closest to Darwin listed first.
- Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lakeview Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery-South
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Forest Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (305 more) ...
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Darwin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Darwin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Darwin, with the one closest to Darwin listed first.
- Lake View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Walls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <1>
- Whitehaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whitehaven is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehaven
- Glover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Horn Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Days
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Days is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days
- Norfolk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Hulbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hulbert is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
- Lake Cormorant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Plum Point is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Bellevue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bellevue is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Hopefield ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hopefield is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopefield
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Riceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Almont ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Almont is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
- West Memphis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Darwin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Darwin.
Newspapers Published in Darwin ...
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 226 newspapers that have been published in the area around Darwin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Darwin, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Darwin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Darwin:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Shelby County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Tipton County
- Crittenden County
- Cross County
- Lee County
- Saint Francis County
- DeSoto County
- Marshall County
- Tate County
- Tunica County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Darwin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |