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Welcome to Darwin Downs ...

Darwin Downs is located in Madison County<1>.

Darwin Downs is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Darwin Downs (for example, toward Cole City (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Darwin Downs: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Darwin Downs ...

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

  • Madison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • New Hope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Owens' Cross Roads
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Triana
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Triana is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Gurley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Woodville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Paint Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Mooresville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Chelsea
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chelsea is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • Country Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Country Village is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Darwin Downs ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Darwin Downs - 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 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Darwin Downs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Darwin Downs 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.