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 Code where Derby was located: 423
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolichucky have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Bolton Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Rogersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Rogersville is located in Hawkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <5>
- Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Tusculum
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Mosheim
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosheim have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosheim
- Mosheim is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,357 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosheim <5>
- Blair Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Surgoinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surgoinsville
- Surgoinsville is located in Hawkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,754 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surgoinsville <5>
- Fall Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fall Branch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Branch
- Fall Branch is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,291 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall Branch <5>
- Telford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telford
- Telford is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 921 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telford <5>
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 for Derby was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Derby.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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> | 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. |