Welcome to Darnestown ...

Darnestown is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Darnestown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1824.

Darnestown is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Darnestown: (301) & (240)<3>

The ZIP code for Darnestown: 20874<4>

Websites for Darnestown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Darnestown ...

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

• Arlington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Rockville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <5>
• Gaithersburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
  • Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <5>
• Leesburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <5>
• Herndon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Herndon is located in Fairfax County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <5>
• Fairfax
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Fairfax City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <5>
• Takoma Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Takoma Park
  • Takoma Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Takoma Park <5>
• Vienna
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Fairfax County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
• Falls Church
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Church
  • Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Church <5>
• Poolesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolesville
  • Poolesville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolesville <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 Darnestown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Darnestown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Darnestown ...

Looking for more information about Darnestown? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Darnestown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Darnestown.

Adding Darnestown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Darnestown 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 Darnestown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Darnestown post office opened in 1824.

We also found Darnestown in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Darnestown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/

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