Welcome to Darnall ...
So far, we found very little information about Darnall. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Darnall to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Darnall, please Contact Us.
Darnall would have been located within present day Kemper County<2>.
The location of Darnall has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Darnall, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Darnall is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Darnall was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Darnall ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Darnall - they are located in Maryland, Nebraska and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Darnall.
Communities near Darnall ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Darnall.
- Philadelphia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Philadelphia is located in Neshoba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <5>
- Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <5>
- De Kalb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- De Kalb is located in Kemper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb <5>
- House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Martin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Bogue Chitto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Lynville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Collinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <5>
- Daleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Tucker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Darnall. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Darnall.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Darnall. 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 Darnall.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Darnall. See our Newspapers Page for Darnall.
Adding Darnall to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Darnall in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Darnall was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Darnall post office opened in 1898.
We also found Darnall on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Darnall.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Darnall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Kemper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Darnall - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |