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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 Darkesville (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 Darkesville. 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.

Darkesville is located in Berkeley County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Berkeley County: Washington (MD), Frederick (VA), Jefferson & Morgan.

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

  • Berkeley County     (The home county of Darkesville)
  • Hampshire County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Darkesville, with the one closest to Darkesville listed first.
    • Middleway
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bardane
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jefferson Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
      • Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County
    • Summit Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Charles Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ranson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
      • Ranson is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
      • Ranson has also been known as:
      • Corporation of Ranson
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
    • Shepherdstown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
      • Shepherdstown is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdstown <1>
    • Bloomery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kabletown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bolivar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolivar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
      • Bolivar is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
    • Harpers Ferry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lower Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
      • Lower Town is located in Jefferson County
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Darkesville, with the one closest to Darkesville listed first.
    • Oakland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Morgan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oakland
      • From Darkesville to Oakland
    • Holton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
      • Holton is located in Morgan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Holton
      • From Darkesville to Holton
    • Cherry Run
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Sleepy Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Bath
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Bath is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
    • Berkeley Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Berryville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodmont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
      • Woodmont is located in Morgan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodmont
      • From Darkesville to Woodmont
    • Hancock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Doe Gully
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doe Gully. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
      • Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Doe Gully
      • From Darkesville to Doe Gully
    • Hansrote
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hansrote. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
      • Hansrote is located in Morgan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hansrote
      • From Darkesville to Hansrote
    • Magnolia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Orleans Cross Roads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Allegany County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Darkesville, with the one closest to Darkesville listed first.
    • Keifers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keifers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
      • Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keifers
      • From Darkesville to Keifers
    • Little Orleans
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Orleans
      • Little Orleans is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Orleans <1>
    • Green Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Frederick County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Darkesville, with the one closest to Darkesville listed first.
    • Knoxville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <1>
    • Brunswick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Burkittsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkittsville
      • Burkittsville is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkittsville <1>
    • Rosemont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Petersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Olive
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olive. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
      • Olive is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Olive
      • From Darkesville to Olive
    • Bolivar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bolivar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
      • Bolivar is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bolivar
      • From Darkesville to Bolivar
    • Boss Arnold Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boss Arnold Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss Arnold Village
      • Boss Arnold Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Frostown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Lander
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lander. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander
      • Lander is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lander
      • From Darkesville to Lander
    • Jefferson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <1>
    • Middletown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <1>
    • Myersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
      • Myersville is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,884 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myersville <1>
  • Washington County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Darkesville, with the one closest to Darkesville listed first.
    • Antietam
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Sharpsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandy Hook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Big Pool
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Pool have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pool
      • Big Pool is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Pool <1>
    • Fairplay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairplay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
      • Fairplay is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairplay <1>
    • Spielman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spielman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spielman
      • Spielman is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Spielman
      • From Darkesville to Spielman
    • Brownsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Eakles Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Gapland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Rohrersville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rohrersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrersville
      • Rohrersville is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rohrersville <1>
    • Keedysville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keedysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keedysville
      • Keedysville is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keedysville <1>
    • Lappans
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lappans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lappans
      • Lappans is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lappans
      • From Darkesville to Lappans
    • Saint James
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Darkesville, with the one closest to Darkesville listed first.
    • Claylick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claylick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
      • Claylick is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Claylick
      • From Darkesville to Claylick
    • Welsh Run
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Welsh Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
      • Welsh Run is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Welsh Run
      • From Darkesville to Welsh Run
    • Milnor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milnor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
      • Milnor is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Milnor
      • From Darkesville to Milnor
  • Fulton County (PA)
  • Clarke County (VA)
  • Fauquier County (VA)
    • Kerfoot
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kerfoot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
      • Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kerfoot
      • From Darkesville to Kerfoot
  • Frederick County (VA)
  • Loudoun County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Darkesville, with the one closest to Darkesville listed first.
    • Hillsboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Hillsboro is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <1>
    • Bolington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lovettsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Morrisonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Round Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
      • Round Hill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Hill <1>
    • Wheatland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wheatland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
      • Wheatland is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wheatland
      • From Darkesville to Wheatland
    • Purcellville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Silcott Spring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamilton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • White Pump
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Philomont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Unison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Unison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
      • Unison is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Unison
      • From Darkesville to Unison
    • Welbourne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Welbourne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
      • Welbourne is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Welbourne
      • From Darkesville to Welbourne
  • Warren County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Darkesville, with the one closest to Darkesville listed first.
    • Ashby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
      • Ashby is located in Warren County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ashby
      • From Darkesville to Ashby
    • Milldale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milldale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Milldale is located in Warren County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Milldale
      • From Darkesville to Milldale
    • Reliance
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedarville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Warren County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cedarville
      • From Darkesville to Cedarville
    • Riverton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Winchester City (VA)

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

Cemeteries Near Darkesville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Darkesville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Darkesville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darkesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darkesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Arden UMC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Morgan Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gerrardstown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gerrardstown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gerrardstown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pitzers Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitzers Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitzers Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mountain Side Tabernacle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Side Tabernacle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Side Tabernacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Paynes Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paynes Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paynes Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (315 more) ...
    • Douglas Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Buck Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Darkesville had a population of 288 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Inwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bunker Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gerrardstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ridgeway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Middleway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Leetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetown
    • Leetown is located in Jefferson County
  • Rest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
    • Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rest
    • From Darkesville to Rest
  • Martinsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ganotown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ganotown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganotown
    • Ganotown is located in Berkeley County
  • Glengary
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glengary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
    • Glengary is located in Berkeley County
  • Aldridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aldridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge
    • Aldridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Kearneysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kearneysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearneysville
    • Kearneysville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kearneysville <1>
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    • Shanghai
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanghai have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
      • Shanghai is located in Berkeley County
    • White Hall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Grimes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grimes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
      • Grimes is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grimes
      • From Darkesville to Grimes

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

Newspapers Published in Darkesville ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Darkesville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Darkesville, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Darkesville.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Darkesville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Darkesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Berkeley County: www.berkeleycountycomm.org/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Darkesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Darkesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Darkesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3711, Longitude: -78.0275       In this case, the coordinates for Darkesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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