BlockDarco, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Hallsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75670. It stands on Roseborough Creek. The Survey maps it on the Darco quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 14 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Darco quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Darco quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Henderson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
109 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 109 fires within 5 miles of Darco between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,760 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 8 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 | 57 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 85 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 353 |
| 9 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 137 |
| 8 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 384 |
| 6 September 2011 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 561 |
| 6 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 559 |
| 5 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RED OAK RD. |
| 4 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 55 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 547 |
| 30 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Darco in 5 storm reports between 2016 and 2020: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF2) | Darco | $90,000 | An EF2 tornado with estimated winds between 105-115 mph touched down just south of Interstate 20 just southwest of Marshall, and continued northeast across the Interstate into rural portions of Harrison County to just outside the Marshall city limits. The tornado snapped and uprooted numerous trees, pushed metal carports over, ripped roofing material off of a couple of homes, and destroyed a metal outbuilding. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darco | - | Trees were downed along I-20 west near Mile Marker 612. |
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darco | - | Trees were downed between Highway 43 and Rosborough Springs Road. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darco | - | Trees were blown down across Interstate 20 westbound at mile marker 612. |
| March 2016 | Flash Flood | Darco | - | Highway 43 was flooded and closed at Potter's Creek southwest of Marshall, Texas. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gill | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Quiney | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Bel Air | 8.2 miles | 12 | |
| Hallsville | 9.8 miles | 13 | |
| Marshall | 10.0 miles | 12 | |
| Crossroads | 10.8 miles | 14 | |
| Jasper Heights | 11.1 miles | 12 | |
| Lansing | 12.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379636. 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.