Welcome to Durbin ...

Durbin is located in Saint Johns County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Durbin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Durbin is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Durbin lies within the (904) area code.

Communities Also Named Durbin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Durbin - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Durbin ...

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

• Jacksonville Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Beach
  • Jacksonville Beach is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,609 people
  • Former names for Jacksonville Beach:
  • Pablo Beach
  • Ruby
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville Beach <4>
• Saint Augustine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
  • Saint Augustine is located in Saint Johns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Augustine <4>
• Atlantic Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
  • Atlantic Beach is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic Beach <4>
• Green Cove Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove Springs
  • Green Cove Springs is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Cove Springs <4>
• Orange Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Park
  • Orange Park is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Park <4>
• Neptune Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune Beach
  • Neptune Beach is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neptune Beach <4>
• Palm Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
  • Palm Valley is located in Saint Johns County
• Sawgrass
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawgrass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawgrass
  • Sawgrass is located in Saint Johns County
• Fruit Cove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Cove
  • Fruit Cove is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruit Cove <4>
• Loretto
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
  • Loretto is located in Duval County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Durbin ...

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

Adding Durbin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Durbin 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 Durbin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Durbin post office opened in 1903.

We also found Durbin on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Durbin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Johns County: www.co.st-johns.fl.us/

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