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Welcome to Darlington ...

Darlington is located in Walton County<1>.


The location of Darlington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Darlington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Darlington is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Darlington lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Darlington: (850) & (448)<4>

Communities Also Named Darlington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Darlington - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Darlington.

Communities near Darlington ...

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

  • De Funiak Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Geneva
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Geneva is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <5>
  • Florala
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florala
    • Florala is located in Covington County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,891 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florala <5>
  • Samson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samson
    • Samson is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Samson <5>
  • Paxton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Ponce de Leon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lockhart
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockhart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
    • Lockhart is located in Covington County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Caryville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Westville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coffee Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
    • Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Darlington ...

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

Adding Darlington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Darlington 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 Darlington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Darlington post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Darlington.

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

The official website for Walton County: www.co.walton.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Walton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Darlington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (448) is an overlay for area code (850).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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