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Welcome to Darrowville ...

Darrowville is located in Summit County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Darrowville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Darrowville is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Darrowville: (330) and (234)<4>

Communities near Darrowville ...

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

  • Akron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
    • Akron is located in Summit County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195,994 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <5>
  • Cuyahoga Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyahoga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyahoga Falls
    • Cuyahoga Falls is located in Summit County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,005 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuyahoga Falls <5>
  • North Royalton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Royalton
    • North Royalton is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,952 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Royalton <5>
  • Kent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in Portage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,319 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <5>
  • Garfield Heights
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Heights
    • Garfield Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,272 people
  • Shaker Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Barberton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Green
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
    • Green is located in Summit County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <5>
  • Wadsworth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
    • Wadsworth is located in Medina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,374 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <5>
  • Solon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Darrowville ...

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

Adding Darrowville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Darrowville 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 Darrowville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Darrowville post office opened in 1889.

We also found Darrowville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Darrowville.

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

The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.oh.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Summit, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Darrowville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (234) is an overlay for area code (330).
<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/









 

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