Welcome to Darknell ...

Darknell is located in Spokane County<1>.

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

Darknell is 2,620 feet [799 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Darknell is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Darknell lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Darknell is within the boundaries of the (509) area code.

Communities near Darknell ...

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

• Spokane Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane Valley
  • Spokane Valley is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spokane Valley <4>
• Cheney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
  • Cheney is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheney <4>
• Liberty Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Lake
  • Liberty Lake is located in Spokane County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 8,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty Lake <4>
• Millwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
  • Millwood is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
• Tekoa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tekoa
  • Tekoa is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tekoa <4>
• Rosalia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalia
  • Rosalia is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosalia <4>
• Spangle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangle
  • Spangle is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spangle <4>
• Worley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley
  • Worley is located in Kootenai County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worley <4>
• Harrison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Kootenai County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
• Malden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
  • Malden is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malden <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 Darknell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Darknell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Darknell ...

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

Adding Darknell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Darknell 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 Darknell was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Darknell mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Darknell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Spokane County: www.spokanecounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/