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Welcome to Darien ...

Darien is located in Dent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Darien, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Darien is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Darien: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Darien ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Darien - they are located in Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, New York and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Darien ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Darien ...

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

Adding Darien to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Darien 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 Darien was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Darien post office opened in 1888. The Darien post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Darien.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Dent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Darien - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Darien area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Darien 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/