Adamsville, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Adamsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76550. The Survey maps it on the Adamsville quadrangle. It stands 1,063 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1887 USGS Lampasas quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Lampasas quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Adamsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Brownwood quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Evant quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS San Saba quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Adamsville between 2006 and 2020, burning about 1,275 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 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 August 2018 | Natural | 110 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FRONT |
| 7 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 54 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2337 |
| 23 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ADAMSVILLE |
| 22 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 214 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SPIVEY |
| 6 June 2006 | Debris and open burning | 45 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 May 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BLAKELY ROAD FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
18 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Adamsville in 18 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 9 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2014 | Hail | Adamsville | $40,000 | Lampasas County Sheriff's Deputies reported golf ball sized hail north of Lampasas. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adamsville | $5,000 | Law enforcement reported that an 18-wheeler was blown onto its side 4 miles south of Adamsville, TX. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adamsville | $5,000 | Numerous trees were blown down along Highway 281 between Adamsville and Evant. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adamsville | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down by high winds. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Adamsville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Adamsville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Adamsville | $3,000 | A trained spotter reported golf ball sized hail approximately 5 miles south-southwest of Evant, TX. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adamsville | $2,000 | A garage was damaged by high winds. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Adamsville | - | Emergency manager relayed a photo of quarter to half dollar sized hail. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Adamsville | - | Emergency management reported that flooding covering US Highway 281 south of Adamsville resulted in a temporary closure of the highway. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Adamsville | - | Emergency Management reported flooded roadways in Adamsville. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Adamsville | - | A trained spotter reported ping pong ball size hail. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adamsville | - | A social media report indicated large trees down in the city of Adamsville, TX. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Adamsville | - | High water was over Highway 581 between Adamsville and Lometa. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Adamsville | - | Simms Creek and roads around it were closed due to flooding. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Adamsville | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Adamsville | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Hail | Adamsville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Izoro | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Faubion Crossing | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Moline | 9.4 miles | 13 | |
| Rumley | 10.3 miles | 13 | |
| Ogles (historical) | 12.7 miles | 14 | |
| Lometa | 13.2 miles | 13 | |
| Brooks Crossing | 14.1 miles | 13 | |
| Radio Junction | 15.5 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Adamsville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q29033965 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1350883. 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.





