Welcome to Dar ...

Dar is located in Baltimore County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Dar is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Dar lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Dar: (410), (443)<4> & (667).

Websites for Dar ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Dar, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Dar ...

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

• York
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <5>
• Westminster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <5>
• Hanover
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <5>
• Hampstead
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
  • Hampstead is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <5>
• Red Lion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Red Lion is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lion <5>
• Manchester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>
• New Freedom
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • New Freedom is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <5>
• West York
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
  • West York is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <5>
• Dallastown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallastown
  • Dallastown is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallastown <5>
• Shrewsbury
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrewsbury <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dar ...

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

Adding Dar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dar 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 Dar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Dar post office opened in 1890.

We also found Dar on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/