Welcome to Darnell ...

Darnell is located in Champaign County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Darnell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Darnell is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Darnell lies within the (937) area code.

Communities Also Named Darnell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Darnell - they are located in Kentucky and Louisiana.

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

Communities near Darnell ...

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

• Springfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Huber Heights
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huber Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Heights
  • Huber Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huber Heights <4>
• Fairborn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairborn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairborn
  • Fairborn is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairborn <4>
• Troy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Piqua
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piqua
  • Piqua is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piqua <4>
• Sidney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
• Vandalia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
  • Vandalia is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandalia <4>
• Urbana
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
  • Urbana is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>
• Tipp City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipp City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipp City
  • Tipp City is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipp City <4>
• New Carlisle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carlisle
  • New Carlisle is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carlisle <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 Darnell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Darnell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Darnell ...

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

Adding Darnell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Darnell post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Darnell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/