[3] Most of the unit is in an unincorporated area, while a portion is in the city limits of Sandy Point.

The state of Texas kept the name of the plantation when they opened the prison, designating it the Darrington Unit.

[5] The song "Wasn't That a Mighty Storm" was first recorded by John A. Lomax in 1934 at Darrington, sung by "Sin-Killer" Griffin who claimed authorship.

[10] Later in the year, TDCJ changed the name of the prison to the Memorial Unit in honor of the agency's deceased employees.

[11] As Darrington Unit is not in the maps of Alvin CC, it is in the Brazosport College zone.