Darling
Ghost town · Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Darling is a ghost town in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, recorded as human settlement in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. It is one of 4 former communities in Delaware County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 45 Pennsylvania counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Darling as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.9033° N, 75.4697° W.
Key facts
| Nearest living town | Chester Heights, PA |
|---|---|
| Distance to it | 0.7 miles |
| Coordinates | 39.90333, -75.46972 |
What's there now
Darling is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Chester Heights, PA (population 2,922), about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Bartram's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 6.2 mi
- Smith's Bridgecovered bridge · New Castle County · 7.4 mi
- Queonemysingghost town · Delaware County · 8 mi
- Marcus Hook Range Front Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 8.8 mi
- Marcus Hook Range Front Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 8.8 mi
- Cherry Island Range Rear Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 9.8 mi
- Marcus Hook Range Rear Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 9.9 mi
- Coopertownghost town · Delaware County · 10.1 mi
- Corezeghost town · Delaware County · 10.1 mi
- Tinicum Island Range Front Lightlighthouse · Gloucester County · 12.1 mi
- Gibson's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 12.4 mi
- Ashland Covered Bridgecovered bridge · New Castle County · 12.4 mi
Questions
Where is Darling?
Darling is in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, at 39.9033, -75.4697.
How many ghost towns are in Delaware County?
Delaware County, Pennsylvania has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.