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Adkins

Ghost town · Bexar County, Texas

Saint Hedwig quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000)
Saint Hedwig quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Adkins is a ghost town in Bexar County, Texas, recorded as human settlement in Bexar County, Texas, United States of America. It is one of 4 former communities in Bexar County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Adkins as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 29.3931° N, 98.2372° W.

Key facts

Elevation559 ft
Nearest living townSt. Hedwig, TX
Distance to it2.6 miles
Coordinates29.39310, -98.23720

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What's there now

Adkins is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. Hedwig, TX (population 2,839), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 559 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Adkins?

Adkins is in Bexar County, Texas, at 29.3931, -98.2372.

How many ghost towns are in Bexar County?

Bexar County, Texas has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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