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Adkins, Texas

Field	Value
official_name	Adkins, Texas
settlement_type	Unincorporated community
image_skyline	File:Texas Pride Barbecue, Adkins, Texas (2024) - Flickr - coolanimeboy25.jpg
imagesize	250px
pushpin_map	Texas#USA
pushpin_map_caption	Location within Texas##Location within the United States
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Texas
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Bexar
timezone	Central (CST)
utc_offset	−6
timezone_DST	CDT
utc_offset_DST	−5
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	558
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	78101
area_codes	210, 726
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	48-41764
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	1360813
pop_est_as_of	2019
population_est	1428
population_density_sq_mi	597.74

Adkins is an unincorporated community located partly in eastern Bexar County, Texas, United States. It is located within the Greater San Antonio metropolitan area.

History

Adkins started as a flag station on the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway in the 1880s and was named for William Adkins Jones, who was given a land grant for the depot and switchyard that would develop there. A post office was established at Adkins in 1896. There were two churches and 100 people in the community in 1910, which went up to 150 in 1940 with four businesses. Its growth continued with San Antonio developing into a major city, with 241 residents and 32 businesses in 1990.

Geography

Adkins is located on Farm to Market Road 1518 and Texas State Highway Loop 1604, 14 mi east of San Antonio in eastern Bexar County.

Education

Adkins had its own school in 1910. Today, the community is served by the East Central Independent School District. Salem Sayers Baptist Academy also serves the community.

In popular culture

Adkins is home to Texas Pride Barbecue, where the season 3 finale of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives was filmed.

References

{{GNIS. 1329227
{{Handbook of Texas
(August 2025). "tv.com".

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