Hi Diane, I would start with the Town, which is the more rural area around the City. If they are buried in Darien, then there's a pretty good chance that they lived in the rural areas of the southwest Town of Batavia, near where it touches the corner of the Town of Darien. Good luck, Joan In a message dated 10/30/2003 8:47:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, jackanddiane@earthlink.net writes: > I am trying to locate the death certificates of our 3rd grt-grandparents, > Robert and Nancy McDonald. They are buried in the Darien Cemetery, but > their death records are not in Darien Center. I suspect they died in > Batavia and was sent addresses to write to...however, I don't know which > one is appropriate. The Town of Batavia or the City of Batavia? The > deaths were in 1883 and 1887 respectfully. > > Can someone help me what with the differences in these two and which one to > write to? > > Thanks, Diane/Oregon