Darr, Nebraska
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Coyote precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 69130. The Survey maps it on the Cozad quadrangle. It stands 2,451 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1896 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:125000
- 1899 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1955 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Grand Island quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Cozad quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Kearney quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
41 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Darr between 2007 and 2018, burning about 106 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 1 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 28 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 28 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 1 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
25 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Darr in 25 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 15 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Darr | $2,000,000 | A tornado developed within a line of thunderstorms northwest of Johnson Lake in far southern Dawson county just before 11:00 PM on Friday, May 5th. The tornado appeared to begin a couple miles northwest of the toppled three irrigation pivots before hitting the Lakeview Acres area on the northwest side of the lake. At least two large storage sheds were totally destroyed in that area. There were several instances of damage in the area, such as trees, smaller buildings, windows and some roof damage,|including two 2x4 stud driven into the roof of one home. The tornado traversed east across the lake and did significant damage to several homes on the east side of the lake right along the Gosper county line. Along the shore line, at least three homes in a row had all or part of a covered porch blown apart, and one home had a large section of its roof torn off. Another flat roof cabin had its entire roof torn off. A few power poles were snapped. Tree damage was common in this general area. The tornado moved east and upset an irrigation pivot and peeled back some metal roofing from a large building just east of the lake. The tornado likely dissipated east of County Road 428. The |maximum wind speed was estimated to be 95 MPH based upon the residential roof damage and the storage building being destroyed. The path was just under 5 miles long and the width was estimated to be 80 yards. |
| October 2000 | Tornado (F2) | Darr | $125,000 | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Hail | Darr | $100,000 | Hail up to the size of baseballs was reported in the area. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Darr | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Darr | $50,000 | Hail was reported at the intersection of Roads 755 and 422. |
| May 2008 | Flash Flood | Darr | $50,000 | Thunderstorms rolled across the same area of southern Dawson County during the evening hours and dumped several inches of rain. This caused many roads and small creeks to quickly flood. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darr | $40,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Darr | $15,000 | The hail covered the ground. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Darr | $15,000 | Hail lasted for at least 5 minutes. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Darr | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darr | $5,000 | A metal outbuilding was damaged near Darr. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Darr | $5,000 | The wind blew up to 60 mph with the hail. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darr | - | A wind gust of 61 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located five miles northwest of Lexington. |
| November 2016 | Hail | Darr | - | Hail was reported by a truck driver on Interstate 80 near mile marker 230. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Darr | - | This report, along with a photo, was received on Facebook. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darr | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darr | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down tree branches which took down power lines and caused a power outage. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Darr | - | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Hail | Darr | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Darr | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Darr | - | no account filed |
| October 2007 | Hail | Darr | - | no account filed |
| October 2007 | Hail | Darr | - | no account filed |
| October 2000 | Funnel Cloud | Darr | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darr | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cozad | 6.1 miles | 16 | |
| Lexington | 8.0 miles | 17 | |
| Willow Island | 11.0 miles | 10 | |
| Buffalo | 11.9 miles | 16 | |
| Josselyn | 14.6 miles | 17 | |
| Gothenburg | 16.5 miles | 11 | |
| Eddyville | 19.0 miles | 10 | |
| Overton | 19.2 miles | 17 |
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 Darr | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5224210 | 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 828579. 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.
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.






