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Welcome to Darnell ...

Darnell is located in West Carroll Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Darnell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1922.

Darnell is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Darnell: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Darnell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Darnell - they are located in Kentucky and Ohio.

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

Communities near Darnell ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Darnell ...

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

Adding Darnell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Darnell 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 (so far) for Darnell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Darnell post office opened in 1922. The Darnell post office closed in 1963.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Darnell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including West Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Darnell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Darnell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Darnell area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/