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Welcome to Darsey ...

Darsey is located in Gadsden County<1>.

Darsey is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Darsey lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Darsey (for example, toward Sneads), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Darsey: 850 & 448<3>

Communities near Darsey ...

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

  • Tallahassee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Bainbridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Cairo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Cairo is located in Grady County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <4>
  • Quincy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Midway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Havana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gretna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Whigham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Attapulgus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Good Hope ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Good Hope is located in Grady County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 300 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 Darsey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Darsey.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Darsey ...

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

Adding Darsey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Darsey 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 Darsey was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Darsey.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Gadsden, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Darsey - 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 850 code has been Overlayed with the 448 area code. New phone numbers in the Darsey area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Darsey 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.
<5>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.