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Welcome to Derby ...

So far, we found very little information about Derby. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Derby to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Derby, please Contact Us.

Derby would have been located within present day Greene County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Derby, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Derby is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Derby was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Derby was located: 423 & 729<4>

Communities Also Named Derby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Derby - they are located in Alabama, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nevada, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Texas, Vermont, Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Derby.

Communities near Derby ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Derby.

  • Nolichucky ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Nolichucky is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
  • Bolton Estates
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
  • Rogersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant View is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
  • Tusculum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Tusculum is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
  • Mosheim
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Blair Gap
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
  • Surgoinsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Fall Branch
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Telford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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 Derby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Derby.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Derby. 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 Derby.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Derby. See our Newspapers Page for Derby.

Adding Derby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Derby in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Derby was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Derby.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Derby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Derby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Derby area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Derby area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.