Academy, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Temple census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76554. The Survey maps it on the Little River quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1885 USGS Taylor quadrangle1:125000
- 1887 USGS Taylor quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Taylor quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Little River quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Taylor quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
62 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Academy between 2005 and 2020, burning about 838 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASSFIRE |
| 5 September 2011 | Smoking | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASSFIRE HWY 95 |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | STAG ROAD FIRE 2011 |
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROGERS GRASS FIRE SH 95 |
| 18 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6942 CAMPBELL HILL ROAD |
| 9 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BEADLE LN FIRE |
| 7 August 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7491 DICE GROVE RD |
| 7 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | KNOB HILL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Academy: 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belton Sand and Gravel Lampasas Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little River-Academy | 1.0 miles | 15 | |
| Little River | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Heidenheimer | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Sparks | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Summers Mill | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Smith | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Childers Mill (historical) | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Joe Lee | 5.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1350858. 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.





