Welcome to Darkesville ...

Darkesville is located in Berkeley County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Darkesville, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

Darkesville was established in 1791.

Darkesville is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Darkesville: (304) & (681)<4>

Websites for Darkesville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.berkeleycounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Darkesville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Darkesville ...

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

• Winchester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Winchester City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <5>
• Martinsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <5>
• Charles Town
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Town
  • Charles Town is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles Town <5>
• Ranson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
  • Ranson is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
  • Ranson has also been known as:
  • Corporation of Ranson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <5>
• Berryville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Berryville is located in Clarke County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <5>
• Williamsport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <5>
• Shepherdstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdstown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
  • Shepherdstown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdstown <5>
• Keedysville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keedysville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keedysville
  • Keedysville is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keedysville <5>
• Bolivar
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolivar have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Bolivar is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
• Sharpsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
  • Sharpsburg is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsburg <5>

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 Darkesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Darkesville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Darkesville ...

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

Adding Darkesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Darkesville 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 Darkesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Darkesville post office opened in 1819.

We also found Darkesville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Darkesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Berkeley County: www.berkeleycountycomm.org/

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