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Welcome to Darwin ...

Darwin is located in Shelby County<1>.

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.

Darwin is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Darwin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Darwin: 901

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, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, 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.

  • Memphis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Southaven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Olive Branch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Germantown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Horn Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West Memphis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hernando
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hernando is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernando
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hernando <3>
  • 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 <3>
  • 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 <3>
  • 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

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Darwin ...

Looking for more information about Darwin? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Darwin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Darwin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Darwin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.