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Welcome to Darden ...

Darden is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Darden is located in Bowie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Darden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

Darden is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Darden: 903 & 430<3>

Communities Also Named Darden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Darden: This one is located in Bowie County and the other is located in Polk County.

Beyond Texas, there are 3 communities that are also named Darden - they are located in Mississippi and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Darden ...

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

  • New Boston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • De Kalb
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Naples
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
    • Naples is located in Morris County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
    • Former name for Naples:
    • Station Belden
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <4>
  • Redwater
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Maud
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
    • Maud is located in Bowie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <4>
  • Omaha
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omaha have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
    • Omaha is located in Morris County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <4>
  • Douglassville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Marietta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Marietta is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <4>
  • Simms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
    • Simms is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simms <4>
  • Bryans Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
    • Bryans Mill is located in Cass 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 Darden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Darden.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Darden ...

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

Adding Darden to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Darden post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Darden.

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bowie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Darden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Darden area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Darden area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<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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