Darling, Arizona
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Flagstaff census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86004. It lies near Walnut Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Winona quadrangle. It stands 6,227 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1886 USGS San Francisco Mtns quadrangle1:250000
- 1891 USGS San Francisco Mtns quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS San Francisco Mtns quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1899 USGS San Francisco Mtns quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Winona quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
137 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 137 fires within 5 miles of Darling between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,799 acres in total. 75 started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 75 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | WILD |
| 5 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Coconino National Forest | RANCH |
| 5 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | RECYCLER |
| 4 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | PAPA |
| 4 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | WILDCAT |
| 4 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | TUFA |
| 27 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Coconino National Forest | BAIRD |
| 26 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Coconino National Forest | WINONA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Darling: 7 past producers, 5 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Volcanic Materials, Pumice. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angell No. 2 Cinder Pit | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | Cinders | |
| Baker Pit | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | Cinders | |
| Baker Pit | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Cinder Pit | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | Cinders | |
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Darling Cinder Pit | Volcanic Materials | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winona | 0.5 miles | 22 | |
| Cosnino | 4.0 miles | 22 | |
| Mountain View Ranches | 5.0 miles | 22 | |
| Angell | 5.1 miles | 22 | |
| Elden Pueblo | 9.3 miles | 31 | |
| East Flagstaff | 11.3 miles | 31 | |
| Cogdill Center | 13.0 miles | 30 | |
| Flagstaff | 13.3 miles | 30 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Darling | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28221135 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 28279. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.










