Welcome to Adelaide ...

Adelaide is located in Minidoka County<1>.

The location of Adelaide has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Adelaide, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Adelaide is 4,350 feet [1,326 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Adelaide is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Adelaide lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Adelaide: (208) and (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Adelaide ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Adelaide - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Georgia (2), Kansas, Minnesota, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Adelaide.

Communities near Adelaide ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Adelaide.

• Burley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burley
  • Burley is located in Cassia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burley <5>
• Rupert
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rupert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
  • Rupert is located in Minidoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,946 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <5>
• Heyburn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyburn
  • Heyburn is located in Minidoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyburn <5>
• Paul
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
  • Paul is located in Minidoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paul <5>
• Acequia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acequia
  • Acequia is located in Minidoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
• Minidoka
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minidoka
  • Minidoka is located in Minidoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minidoka <5>
• Kimama
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimama
  • Kimama is located in Lincoln County
• Amalga
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalga
  • Amalga is located in Minidoka County
• Declo
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Declo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declo
  • Declo is located in Cassia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Declo <5>
• Besslen
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besslen
  • Besslen is located in Lincoln County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Adelaide. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Adelaide.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Adelaide. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Adelaide.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Adelaide. See our Newspapers Page for Adelaide.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adelaide ...

Looking for more information about Adelaide? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Adelaide, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Adelaide.

Adding Adelaide to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Adelaide in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Adelaide was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Adelaide post office opened in 1915.

We also found Adelaide mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adelaide.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Adelaide. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Minidoka County: www.minidoka.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/