Welcome to Darvills ...

Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Darvills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Darvills is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Darvills is located in the (804) area code.

Communities near Darvills ...

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

• Blackstone
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
  • Blackstone is located in Nottoway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackstone <4>
• Crewe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
  • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <4>
• Kenbridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenbridge
  • Kenbridge is located in Lunenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenbridge <4>
• McKenney
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenney
  • McKenney is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenney <4>
• Alberta
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alberta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
  • Alberta is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
• Wilsons
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
  • Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
• Spainville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spainville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
  • Spainville is located in Nottoway County
• Ammon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
  • Ammon is located in Amelia County
• Earls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
  • Earls is located in Amelia County
• Dundas
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
  • Dundas is located in Lunenburg 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 Darvills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Darvills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Darvills ...

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

Adding Darvills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Darvills 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 Darvills was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Darvills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dinwiddie County: www.dinwiddieva.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/