Darboy, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Harrison Village. It lies in ZIP code area 54915. The Survey maps it on the Sherwood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1911 USGS Neenah quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Neenah quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1974 USGS Sherwood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Appleton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Sherwood quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
23 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Darboy between 2018 and 2020, burning about 14 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 338 |
| 15 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20CL029 |
| 7 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | AP00199 |
| 25 July 2018 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18BU001 |
| 19 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 200931 |
| 19 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 235 |
| 4 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 200592 |
| 6 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19BU160 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Darboy: 2 unknowns, 1 plant, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Perlite, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Perlite Co. | Perlite | Plant | ||
| Own Crews | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Van Handel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Kaukauna Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Monnot Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
29 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Darboy in 29 storm reports between 2003 and 2024: 19 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2010 | Hail | Darboy | $300,000 | Half dollar size hail and strong winds caused damage to 150 homes near Darboy. The homes sustained at least minor damage to roofs and siding. |
| September 2019 | Flash Flood | Darboy | $30,000 | Street closed due to flash flooding and vehicles stranded in Darboy. A culvert was washed out in the village of Sherwood. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darboy | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked a tree onto a home on Fire Lane 8, on the shore of Lake Winnebago. The tree caused damage to the roof of the house and broke a window. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Darboy | - | Nickel size hail fell in Appleton. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Darboy | - | Nickel size hail fell in Darboy. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Darboy | - | Quarter size hail fell near Combined Locks. |
| August 2018 | Flood | Darboy | - | Heavy rainfall from thunderstorms flooded roads in the Harrison and Brillion areas. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darboy | - | Thunderstorms produced an estimated 65 mph wind gust south of Appleton. |
| September 2017 | Hail | Darboy | - | Nickel size hail fell near the intersection of Calumet Street and Highway 441. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darboy | - | A trained spotter reported a measured wind gust of 86 mph at the intersection of County Highway N and County Highway KK, about 3 miles east-northeast of the town of Darboy. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Darboy | - | Quarter size hail fell about 2 miles southwest of Darboy in extreme northwest Calumet County. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Darboy | - | Quarter size hail fell near Darboy in extreme northwest Calumet County. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Darboy | - | Nickel size hail fell at Darboy. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Darboy | - | Quarter size hail fell in Darboy. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Darboy | - | Nickel size hail fell southeast of Appleton, near Darboy. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Darboy | - | Nickel size hail fell in Darboy. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Darboy | - | Penny size hail fell near Darboy. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darboy | - | Thunderstorms produced an estimated wind gust of 70 mph around Darboy and the southeast side of Appleton. |
| July 2012 | Heavy Rain | Darboy | - | A storm spotter reported 2.30 inches of rain in one hour in Darboy. |
| August 2010 | Hail | Darboy | - | Nickel size hail fell at Darboy in Calumet County. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darboy | - | Large limbs broke off trees and landed on three vehicles at a local business causing damage to all three. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darboy | - | Thunderstorm winds to 60 mph downed trees and power lines south of U.S. Highway 10 near Darboy. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Darboy | - | Most of the hail was 0.75 inch. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Darboy | - | Hail fell for about 10 minutes and reached the size of golf balls. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Darboy | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Darboy | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darboy | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Darboy | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Darboy | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Utowana Beach | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Highland Beach | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| High Cliff (historical) | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Sherwood | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Dundas | 6.7 miles | 9 | |
| Harrison (historical) | 7.7 miles | 11 | |
| Saint John | 8.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1563711. 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.





