BlockDarlington, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Arco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83255. It stands on Antelope Creek. The Survey maps it on the Darlington quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 10 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.
- 1955 USGS Idaho Falls quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Idaho Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Darlington quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Arco quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Darlington in 2002, burning under an acre in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | MOORE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Darlington: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Zinc, Cadmium, Bismuth, Selenium, Thallium, Antimony, Tin, Molybdenum, Mercury, Platinum, Copper, Tellurium, Lead, Arsenic. 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 Jasperoid Occurrences | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Cadmium, Bismuth, Selenium, Thallium, Antimony, Tin, Molybdenum, Mercury, Platinum, Copper, Tellurium, Lead, Arsenic | Past Producer | REPLACEMENT |
Storms near this place
4 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Darlington in 4 storm reports between 2017 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darlington | $3,000 | Five to 6 power poles were snapped down 1 mile south of Darlington due to strong thunderstorm winds. The poles were snapped off just above the ground. It occurred near the mouth of Antelope Springs. |
| June 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Darlington | $3,000 | A damage assessment team from the Pocatello National Weather Service Forecast Office traveled to Darlington, Idaho on June 22, 2018. The tornado was believed to have touched down around 1:15pm MDT on June 21, 2018, approximately 5 miles northwest of Darlington, Idaho. The assessment team found several large hardwood tree limbs down along Huston Road. The largest diameter limb was 1 foot in diameter. About 1.5 miles down Huston Road from Highway 93, a residence on the south side of the road experienced extensive tree damage as well, including a hardwood tree split near the trunk. A second tree was completely uprooted although the root system appeared to be somewhat shallow, perhaps only a couple of feet deep. A third tree was nearly uprooted. A camper was overturned and a large section of the metal roofing had been peeled back. Some of the trusses off of a garage with a metal roof were ripped off. Video of the tornado showed it traveling to the north of Leslie Butte, although it is not clear if it was still on the ground at this point. ||A second video shows the tornado on the ground approximately 1 mile northeast of Darlington around 1:32pm. The video shows the tornado on the ground for at least 3 minutes while east of Darlington. The damage team found a 40 to 50 foot section of barbed wire fencing down along with several metal fencing posts bent over or ripped out of the ground about 1.5 miles east of Darlington. The tornado lifted around 1:38pm MDT. The National Weather Service received reports of wheel lines, a chicken coop, pig pen, a shed destroyed, and a screen door ripped off. However, the damage assessment team was unable to find this damage. ||Based on the damage, the final assessment for this tornado is a high-end EF0 with winds of 75 to 85 mph. The tornado is estimated to have been 250 feet wide, 7 miles long, and lasted up to 23 minutes. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darlington | - | Mesonet site TT636 S-C Portable No. 3 recorded a 62 mph wind gust. |
| January 2017 | Flood | Darlington | - | An ice jam on the Big Lost River caused a diversion of the river flow, and combined with heavy rain resulted in minor flooding in the City of Darlington and along Highway 93 between Darlington and Mackay. The area near Antelope Crk continues to see minor ice buildup. Sheriff Wes Collins mentioned that there have been no reported infrastructure impacts. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moore | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Lost River | 8.9 miles | 9 | |
| Arco | 13.6 miles | 9 | |
| Antelope (historical) | 15.5 miles | 12 | |
| Butte City | 16.7 miles | 9 | |
| Era | 18.3 miles | 12 | |
| Howe | 21.8 miles | 10 | |
| Martin | 21.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 372314. 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.