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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 Darby Hill (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 Darby Hill. 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 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.

Darby Hill is located in San Jacinto County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Jacinto County: Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, Trinity & Walker.

Below are the counties that are near Darby Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Darby Hill:

  • San Jacinto County     (The home county of Darby Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Darby Hill, with the one closest to Darby Hill listed first.
    • Point Blank
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Oakhurst
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Laurel Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Coldspring
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Magnolia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Shepherd
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Darby Hill, with the one closest to Darby Hill listed first.
    • Holly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Holly is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Antioch ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Antioch is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Lovelady
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Darby Hill, with the one closest to Darby Hill listed first.
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Africa is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
    • North Cleveland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Rayburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rayburn is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
    • Cleveland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Romayor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Darby Hill, with the one closest to Darby Hill listed first.
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Danville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Willis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Willis is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <1>
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Darby Hill, with the one closest to Darby Hill listed first.
    • Onalaska
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Livingston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • West Livingston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Livingston
    • Bold Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Bold Springs is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs
    • Swartout ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Swartout is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartout
    • Livingston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Lamont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lamont is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
    • New Willard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • New Willard is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Willard
    • Goodrich
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Leggett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Seven Oaks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Moscow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Schwab City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Schwab City is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab City
  • Trinity County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Darby Hill, with the one closest to Darby Hill listed first.
    • Carlisle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Carlisle is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Chita
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Chita is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
    • Trinity
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mill Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
    • Glendale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Glendale is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Groveton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Sumpter ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sumpter is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
    • Woodlake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodlake is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
    • Friday
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Friday is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
    • Lacy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Lacy is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
      • Lacy has also been known as:
      • Lacey
    • Pennington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Helmic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Helmic is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
  • Walker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Darby Hill, with the one closest to Darby Hill listed first.
    • Dodge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Riverside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Barado
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Barado is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barado
    • Elmina
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Elmina is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
    • Huntsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Kittrell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Kittrell is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
    • New Waverly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Darby Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Darby Hill.

Cemeteries Near Darby Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Darby Hill.

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 Darby Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Darby Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Darby Hill, with the one closest to Darby Hill listed first.

  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • McGown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Harrell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Capers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Center Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Andrew Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Community Relief Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hoby Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Wright Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (123 more) ...
    • Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cleveland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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.<2>

While we didn't find Darby Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Darby Hill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Darby Hill, with the one closest to Darby Hill listed first.

  • Point Blank
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dodge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Riverside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Coldspring
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Colita
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Colita is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colita
  • Evergreen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Phelps
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Phelps is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
  • Trinity
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Livingston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Saron
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Saron is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron
  • Maynard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Maynard is located in San Jacinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
  • Goodrich
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Leggett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Josserand
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Josserand is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josserand
    • Carmona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Carmona is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmona

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Darby Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Darby Hill.

Newspapers Published in Darby Hill ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Darby Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Darby Hill, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Darby Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Darby Hill:

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>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 Darby Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Darby Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.