Darnestown, Maryland
CDP
About Darnestown
Darnestown is a small unincorporated community in central Maryland.
Officially, Darnestown is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 16.38 square miles.
📰 Darnestown News Today
- Darnestown Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
- Man shot, killed in Montgomery County WJLA · Apr 9
- Morning Fire Near Darnestown Injures One, Displaces Family 930 WFMD Free Talk · Mar 23
- Bernadette Stack Obituary (04/07/1936 - 05/13/2026) - Darnestown, Maryland, DC - The Washington Post Legacy obituary · May 17
- 14 people, including 5 kids, out of Maryland home after fire causes $500k in damage WBFF · Mar 23
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Darnestown Unique
- The only place in America named Darnestown — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Part of the fabric of Maryland — one of 536 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Darnestown
📍 Ancient Oak West📍 Bondbrook📍 Brookmead North📍 Darnestown Hills📍 Darnestown Knolls📍 Deakins Range📍 Esworthy Park📍 Farmlands📍 Harlow📍 Hartley Hall Estates📍 Harvest Hunt Farm📍 Highlands of Darnestown📍 Mitchells Range📍 Pioneer Hills📍 Potomac Park Estate📍 Ridgeland Farm Estates📍 Rive Gauche Estates📍 Riverwood📍 Seneca Highlands📍 Seneca Park Acres📍 Spring Meadows📍 Woodbyran Farms
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🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Lock 23: Violettes Lock · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Darnestown
- Berryville Road Neighborhood Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Blockhouse Point Conservation Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Callithea Farm Special Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Darnestown Heritage Park reviews ★
- Darnestown Local Park - Cliff Bland Recreation Area reviews ★
- Dierrsen Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Seneca Creek State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Bretton Woods Recreation Center reviews ★
- Cliff Bland Recreation Area reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaryland
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area16.38 sq mi
Coordinates39.0887, -77.3118