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Welcome to Darlington ...

Darlington is located in Saint Helena Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Darlington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1836.

Darlington is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Darlington: 225

Communities Also Named Darlington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Darlington - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Manitoba, Maryland, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Darlington ...

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

  • Amite City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Kentwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Clinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <3>
  • Roseland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tangipahoa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Greensburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Liberty is located in Amite County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Montpelier
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
  • Grangeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
  • Troy ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Darlington ...

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

Adding Darlington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Darlington 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 Darlington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Darlington post office opened in 1836. The Darlington post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Darlington.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Saint Helena, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Darlington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/