Welcome to Darwin ...

Darwin is located in Clark County<1>.

The location of Darwin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Darwin: DAHR-win<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Darwin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From The Origin of Certain Place Names,<4> the origin of Darwin is described as "Named for Charles Darwin, the English naturalist."

Darwin is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Darwin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Darwin is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Darwin is within the boundaries of the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Darwin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Darwin - they are located in California, Indiana (2), Manitoba, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Darwin ...

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

• Terre Haute
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
  • Terre Haute is located in Vigo County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terre Haute <6>
• Sullivan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <6>
• Marshall
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <6>
• West Terre Haute
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Terre Haute
  • West Terre Haute is located in Vigo County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Terre Haute <6>
• Palestine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <6>
• Shelburn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
  • Shelburn is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburn <6>
• Martinsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Martinsville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <6>
• Farmersburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
  • Farmersburg is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersburg <6>
• Hymera
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hymera have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
  • Hymera is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
• Hutsonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutsonville
  • Hutsonville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutsonville <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Darwin ...

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

Adding Darwin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Darwin 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 Darwin was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Darwin on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Darwin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clark County: www.clarkcountyil.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov