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Welcome to Dargin ...

Dargin is located in Shelby County<1>.

Dargin is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dargin: 205 & 659<3>

Communities near Dargin ...

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

  • Hoover
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hoover is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <4>
  • Alabaster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pelham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Helena
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Calera
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Chelsea
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Montevallo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbiana
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jemison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Indian Springs Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 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 Dargin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dargin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dargin ...

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

Adding Dargin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dargin 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 (so far) for Dargin was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dargin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dargin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Dargin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Dargin area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.