Radio Junction, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Lampasas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76550. It stands on Gibson Branch. The Survey maps it on the Lampasas quadrangle.
On record in Radio Junction
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Markward Homesteadlisted 2016 · 0.5 miles away
Phillips and Trosper Buildingslisted 1987 · 1.0 miles away- Lampasas Downtown Historic Districtlisted 2004 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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 Brownwood quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Lampasas quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Lampasas quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS San Saba quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
31 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Radio Junction between 2006 and 2020, burning about 676 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HIGHWAY 281 NORTH |
| 28 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4383 N HWY 281 |
| 8 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 963 (11-0090) |
| 3 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | KEMPNER FIRE |
| 3 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | STIFFEMIRE |
| 19 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 800 CR 1715 |
| 19 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COUNTY ROAD 3010 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Radio Junction: 9 producers, 1 past producer. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwhite Quarry | Silica | Past Producer | Tripoli | |
| Road Material Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Lampasas Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lampasas Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Road Material Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Road Material Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Road Material Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Caliche | |
| Road Material Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Road Material Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Caliche | |
| Road Material Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Caliche |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lampasas | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Sparks Crossing | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Shortall | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Hallmark Crossing | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Brooks Crossing | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Ogles (historical) | 7.9 miles | 14 | |
| Rumley | 8.5 miles | 13 | |
| Kempner | 8.8 miles | 13 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122569052 | 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 1365946. 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.





