Welcome to Darr ...

Darr is located in Dawson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Darr, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Darr is 2,450 feet [747 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Darr is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Darr: (308)

Communities near Darr ...

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

• Lexington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <3>
• Cozad
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozad
  • Cozad is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cozad <3>
• Gothenburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gothenburg
  • Gothenburg is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gothenburg <3>
• Elwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Gosper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <3>
• Overton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
  • Overton is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overton <3>
• Eustis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eustis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
  • Eustis is located in Frontier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eustis <3>
• Farnam
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnam
  • Farnam is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farnam <3>
• Eddyville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <3>
• Smithfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Gosper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <3>
• Willow Island
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
  • Willow Island is located in Dawson County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Darr ...

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

Adding Darr to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Darr post office opened in 1902.

We also found Darr mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Darr.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dawson County: www.dawsoncountyne.net/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/