Welcome to Darrah ...

Darrah is located in Mariposa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Darrah, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Darrah is 3,120 feet [951 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Darrah is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Darrah lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Darrah is within the boundaries of the (209) area code.

Communities Also Named Darrah ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Darrah - they are located in Alabama and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Darrah.

Communities near Darrah ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Darrah.

• Bootjack
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
  • Bootjack is located in Mariposa County
• Midpines
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midpines
  • Midpines is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midpines <3>
• Mariposa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariposa
  • Mariposa is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mariposa <3>
• Nipinnawasee ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipinnawasee
  • Nipinnawasee is located in Madera County
• Wawona
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawona
  • Wawona is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wawona <3>
• Ahwahnee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahwahnee
  • Ahwahnee is located in Madera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ahwahnee <3>
• El Portal
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Portal
  • El Portal is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Portal <3>
• Fish Camp
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Camp
  • Fish Camp is located in Mariposa County
  • Former name for Fish Camp:
  • Summerdale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fish Camp <3>
• Mount Bullion
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
  • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
• Yosemite West
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite West
  • Yosemite West is located in Mariposa County

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 Darrah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Darrah.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Darrah. 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 Darrah.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Darrah. See our Newspapers Page for Darrah.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Darrah ...

Looking for more information about Darrah? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Darrah, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Darrah.

Adding Darrah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Darrah in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Darrah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Darrah post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Darrah.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mariposa County: www.mariposacounty.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/