Welcome to Darby ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Darby, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Darby is 6,320 feet [1,926 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Darby is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Darby lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Darby: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Darby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Darby - they are located in Florida, Iowa, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Quebec and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Darby ...

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

Victor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Victor is located in Teton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <4>
Tetonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tetonia is located in Teton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tetonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tetonia <4>
Chapin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chapin is located in Teton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
Alta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in Teton County (WY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <4>
The String
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The String is located in Teton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The String
Felt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Felt is located in Teton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felt
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felt <4>
Teton Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Teton Village is located in Teton County (WY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teton Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teton Village <4>
Moose Wilson Road
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moose Wilson Road is located in Teton County (WY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Wilson Road
Wilson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Teton County (WY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <4>
Moose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Moose is located in Teton County (WY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moose <4>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Darby ...

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

Adding Darby to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Darby post office opened in 1900. The Darby post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Darby.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Teton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Darby - 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Darby area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Darby 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>	A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/