Welcome to Dargan ...

Dargan is located in Washington County<1>.

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

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

Dargan is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Dargan: (301) and (240)<4>

Communities Also Named Dargan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dargan - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Dargan ...

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

• Frederick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Frederick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
  • Former names for Frederick:
  • Frederick City
  • Frederick Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <5>
• Hagerstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
  • Former name for Hagerstown:
  • Hager's Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
• Martinsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <5>
• Purcellville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcellville
  • Purcellville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purcellville <5>
• Brunswick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Charles Town
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Town
  • Charles Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles Town <5>
• Ranson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
  • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
  • Ranson has also been known as:
  • Corporation of Ranson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <5>
• Middletown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Boonsboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <5>
• Lovettsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovettsville
  • Lovettsville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovettsville <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 Dargan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dargan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dargan ...

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

Adding Dargan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dargan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.washco-md.net/

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