Douro, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the West Odessa-Goldsmith census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79766. The Survey maps it on the Douro quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Pecos quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pecos quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Douro quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Odessa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Douro in 2011, burning about 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WHIRLAWAY |
| 2 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FORTUNE 500 |
| 6 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DAMASCUS |
| 14 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM1936 FIRE |
| 12 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BIG VALLEY |
| 1 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JOAN |
| 27 February 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | KNOX |
| 6 January 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TRIPLE CROWN 1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Douro: 5 producers, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Sulfur Plant | Sulfur | Producer | ||
| Moss Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Limestone | |
| Cap Rock Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Odessa Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Permian Sand and Gravel Operation | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Strain Brothers Limestone Operation | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Douro in 2 storm reports between 2021 and 2026: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douro | $2,000 | A thunderstorm moved across Ector County and produced wind damage southwest of Odessa. A power pole was snapped on the corner of Farm to Market Road 866 and Interstate 20. The time of the event was estimated using radar. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Douro | - | A member of the public reported quarter-sized hail. The time of occurrence is estimated by radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penwell | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Arcade | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Badger | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| West Odessa | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Judkins | 6.4 miles | 8 | |
| Metz | 8.0 miles | 8 | |
| Pleasant Farms | 10.0 miles | 8 | |
| Odessa | 10.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378222. 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.



