Darlington, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Paxton-Darlington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32464. It stands on Dry Branch. The Survey maps it on the Darlington quadrangle.
Then and now
1949 to 1987The same ground, surveyed 38 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1949 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1949 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Darlington quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Crestview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Darlington quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
104 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Darlington between 1992 and 2020, burning about 990 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20130905-001 |
| 28 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 July 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | COOK ROAD (66) |
| 21 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | ICEE PINE RD (66) |
| 17 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HIGHWAY 185 (30) |
| 7 June 1993 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Darlington: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sand Deposits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect |
Storms near this place
10 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Darlington in 10 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Flood | Darlington | $11,000,000 | Disastrous areal flooding occurred across Walton county with a large number of county roads flooded. Transportation was severely impacted across the county. A listing of incidences of water over roads or flood-damaged roads in the county included 87 total reports. Preliminary damage estimates for the county were around $11 million. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darlington | $500,000 | Three homes were destroyed just southeast of Darlington. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darlington | $2,000 | A tree was blown down onto power lines on Mathews Road. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darlington | $2,000 | Trees were blown down on power lines along Highway 2 near Darlington. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darlington | - | A tree was down across the roadway at 1893 Mathews Road. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darlington | - | Trees were blown down on Otter Pond Road near Highway 2. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darlington | - | A tree was blown down onto Otter Pond Road. |
| April 2014 | Flood | Darlington | - | Cook Road was closed at the substation at the Alabama state line due to flooding. |
| September 2012 | Flood | Darlington | - | Silas Road was closed due to areal flooding. |
| June 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Darlington | - | Tornado touchdown at the junction of Florida Highway 2 and U.S. Highway 331 about five miles southwest of Darlington. Numerous pine tree tops snapped. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaskin | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Glendale | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Caney Creek | 8.6 miles | 13 | |
| Union | 9.7 miles | 12 | |
| Center Ridge | 9.9 miles | 12 | |
| Sand Hill | 10.2 miles | 12 | |
| Piney Grove | 10.4 miles | 12 | |
| Cluster Springs | 10.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 281297. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







