BlockDarling, Texas
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Quemado census division. The Survey maps it on the Paloma quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 6 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.
- 1940 USGS Paloma quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Eagle Pass quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Eagle Pass quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Paloma quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Eagle Pass quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Darling in 2008, burning about 450 acres 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 April 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 450 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WHITWORTH |
Storms near this place
3 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Darling in 3 storm reports between 2001 and 2015: 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darling | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that blew down many large tree limbs. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Darling | - | Flooding was reported along Highway 481 between Highway 57 and the city of Uvalde by local law enforcement. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Darling | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paloma | 7.6 miles | 6 | |
| Airport Addition Colonia | 11.9 miles | 6 | |
| Normandy | 12.0 miles | 5 | |
| Quemado | 12.3 miles | 5 | |
| South Elm Creek Number 3 Colonia | 15.7 miles | 6 | |
| South Elm Creek Number 4 Colonia | 15.8 miles | 6 | |
| Deer Run Number 1 Colonia | 15.8 miles | 6 | |
| Deer Run Number 2 Colonia | 15.8 miles | 6 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379638. 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.