Welcome to Darby ...

Darby is located in Wilkes County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Darby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Darby is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Darby is located in the (336) area code.

Communities Also Named Darby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Darby - they are located in Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Montana, 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.

• Boone
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Boone is located in Watauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <4>
• Lenoir
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
  • Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
  • Former name for Lenoir:
  • Tucker's Barn
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <4>
• North Wilkesboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilkesboro
  • North Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Wilkesboro <4>
• Gamewell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
  • Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
• Hudson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
  • Former name for Hudson:
  • Hudsonville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• Wilkesboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesboro
  • Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkesboro <4>
• Cajah's Mountain
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cajah's Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
  • Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
• Blowing Rock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowing Rock
  • Blowing Rock is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blowing Rock <4>
• West Jefferson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
  • West Jefferson is located in Ashe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jefferson <4>
• Cedar Rock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
  • Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Cedar Rock has also been known as:
  • Cedar Rock 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 Darby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Darby.

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

We also 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 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 1886.

We also found Darby in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Darby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wilkes County: www.wilkescounty.net/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/