Adkins, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the San Antonio East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78101. The Survey maps it on the Saint Hedwig quadrangle. It stands 558 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Saint Hedwig quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1992 USGS Saint Hedwig quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
83 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Adkins between 2006 and 2015, burning about 982 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SZFD131577 |
| 7 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROSEWOOD |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 87E |
| 19 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | STUART ROAD |
| 10 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SZFD131590 |
| 9 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MANROE FIRE |
| 8 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 8389 E LOOP 1604 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Adkins: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantu Pits | Clay | Past Producer | Clay | |
| Padalecki Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Padelecki Pit | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
4 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Adkins in 4 storm reports between 2015 and 2021: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | Lightning | Adkins | $50,000 | Lightning caused a natural gas explosion near the intersection of Hwy 87 and Loop 1604 in eastern Bexar County. The explosion was 200 yards by 200 yards. Evacuations were ordered within two miles of the blast and a shelter in place order within eight miles. There were no injuries, fatalities, or structures damaged. |
| May 2021 | Flash Flood | Adkins | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. A low water crossing in Sayers on Macaway Rd. near Rakowitz Rd. was flooded with three feet of water. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Adkins | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail along Hwy 87 near Adkins. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adkins | - | There were uprooted trees reported at Oak Park Rd and Far East St east of Lone Oak, Texas. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Oak | 1.8 miles | 10 | |
| Saint Hedwig | 2.5 miles | 10 | |
| Sayers | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Martinez | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| China Grove | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Boldtville | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Friendly Corner | 7.5 miles | 10 | |
| Kirby | 9.2 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 Adkins | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4683237 | 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 1329227. 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.




