Lake Darby, Ohio

About Lake Darby

Lake Darby is a small unincorporated community in central Ohio.

Lake Darby holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.46 square miles.

📰 Lake Darby News Today

• Tornado Warning in central Ohio, Madison County | Breaking News 10TV · Aug 11
• Lake Darby, OH Live Traffic Cameras & Local Road Conditions WeatherBug · Jan 9
• Lake Darby, OH Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Jul 21
• Air quality in Lake Darby IQAir · Jun 27
• Big Darby Creek flows through a heavily wooded area USGS (.gov) · Jul 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Ohio headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Lake Darby Unique

• The only place in America named Lake Darby — 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 Ohio — one of 1,265 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Darby Creek Metro Park Nature Center

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lake Darby

• Darby Plains/Wet Prairie Restoration Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Prairie Oaks Metro Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Lake Darby

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