Welcome to Darien Center ...

Darien Center is located in Genesee County<1>.

The location of Darien Center has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Darien Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Darien Center: Darien Ctr. (or less commonly used: Darien Cen., Darien Cent. or Darien Cntr.)

Darien Center is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Darien Center: (585)

Websites for Darien Center ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.geneseeny.com/

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

Communities near Darien Center ...

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

• Depew
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
  • Depew is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <4>
• Batavia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
  • Batavia is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batavia <4>
• Lancaster
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• East Aurora
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Aurora
  • East Aurora is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Aurora <4>
• Williamsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
  • Williamsville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <4>
• Warsaw
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
• Akron
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <4>
• Alden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
  • Alden is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <4>
• Attica
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
  • Attica is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <4>
• Oakfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
  • Oakfield is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakfield <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Darien Center ...

Looking for more information about Darien Center? 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 Darien Center, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Darien Center.

Adding Darien Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Darien Center 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 Darien Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Darien Center on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Darien Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Genesee County: www.co.genesee.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/