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Welcome to Darknell ...

Darknell is located in Spokane County<1>.

Darknell is 2,620 feet [799 m] above sea level.<2> 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

Area Code for Darknell: 509

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)
  • Cheney
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Liberty Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Millwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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)
  • Rosalia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Spangle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • 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 <3>
  • Harrison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Malden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Spokane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Darknell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.