Welcome to Dardens ...

Dardens is located in Martin County<1>.

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

Dardens is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dardens: 252

Communities near Dardens ...

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

• Williamston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Williamston is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamston <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Williamston
  • From Dardens to Williamston
• Windsor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Windsor is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Windsor
  • From Dardens to Windsor
• Plymouth
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Plymouth is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <3>
• Roper
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Roper is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roper <3>
• Jamesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jamesville is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamesville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jamesville
  • From Dardens to Jamesville
• Pantego
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Pantego is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
• Everetts
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Everetts is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Everetts
  • From Dardens to Everetts
• Bear Grass
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Bear Grass is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
• Monticello ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Monticello is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
• Pine Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pine Ridge
  • From Dardens to Pine Ridge

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dardens ...

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

Adding Dardens to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dardens 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 Dardens was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Dardens post office opened in 1890. The Dardens post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dardens.