Welcome to Dartford ...

Dartford is located in Spokane County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dartford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Dartford is 1,610 feet [491 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Dartford lies within the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Dartford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Dartford - they are located in Ontario (3) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Dartford ...

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

• Spokane
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
  • Spokane is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 222,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spokane <3>
• Spokane Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane Valley
  • Spokane Valley is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spokane Valley <3>
• Airway Heights
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airway Heights
  • Airway Heights is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Airway Heights <3>
• Liberty Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Lake
  • Liberty Lake is located in Spokane County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 8,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty Lake <3>
• Medical Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medical Lake
  • Medical Lake is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medical Lake <3>
• Deer Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deer Park is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <3>
• Millwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
  • Millwood is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
• Hauser
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hauser have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauser
  • Hauser is located in Kootenai County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hauser <3>
• State Line
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
  • State Line is located in Kootenai County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
• Colbert
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert
  • Colbert is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colbert <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dartford ...

Looking for more information about Dartford? 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 Dartford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dartford.

Adding Dartford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dartford 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 Dartford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dartford post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dartford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Spokane County: www.spokanecounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/