Welcome to Darlington ...

Darlington is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Darlington, 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.

Darlington is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Darlington ...

While we believe that this Darlington is located in Westmoreland County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Darlington. Those communities are located in the following counties: Beaver and Delaware County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 27 communities that are also named Darlington - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Darlington ...

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

• Johnstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <4>
• Greensburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• Jeannette
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
  • Jeannette is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeannette <4>
• Latrobe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
  • Latrobe is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latrobe <4>
• Westmont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
  • Westmont is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
• Mount Pleasant
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
• Scottdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale
  • Scottdale is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottdale <4>
• Blairsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
  • Blairsville is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blairsville <4>
• Youngwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngwood
  • Youngwood is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngwood <4>
• Delmont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
  • Delmont is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmont <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 Darlington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Darlington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Darlington ...

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

Adding Darlington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Darlington on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Darlington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/