Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Adel (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Adel. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Adel is located in Owen County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Owen County: Clay, Greene, Monroe, Morgan & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Adel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Adel:
- Owen County (The home county of Adel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adel, with the one closest to Adel listed first.
- Freedom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Spencer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Owen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <2>
- Arney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Gosport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
- Gosport is located in Owen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gosport <2>
- Patricksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patricksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Atkinsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Denmark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Coal City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Quincy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adel, with the one closest to Adel listed first.
- Helmsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Beanblossom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Nashville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Nashville is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <2>
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adel, with the one closest to Adel listed first.
- Bowling Green
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Clay City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Clay City is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <2>
- Howesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
- Howesville is located in Clay County
- Eel River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Poland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
- Poland is located in Clay County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <2>
- Center Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <2>
- Saline City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Roadman Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roadman Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
- Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
- Coalmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Art
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Art is located in Clay County
- Prairie City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Cory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adel, with the one closest to Adel listed first.
- Elnora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Elnora is located in Davies's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Odon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odon
- Odon is located in Davies's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odon <2>
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adel, with the one closest to Adel listed first.
- Newark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Newark is located in Greene County
- Solsberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solsberry
- Solsberry is located in Greene County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solsberry <2>
- Calvertville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvertville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Tulip
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Worthington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Worthington is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <2>
- Bloomfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <2>
- Mineral City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Elliston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Koleen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Switz City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switz City
- Switz City is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Switz City <2>
- Owensburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Lyons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <2>
- Knox County
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adel, with the one closest to Adel listed first.
- Popcorn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
- Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
- Springville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Springville is located in Lawrence County
- Guthrie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
- Judah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Avoca
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Silverville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Oolitic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolitic
- Oolitic is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oolitic <2>
- Williams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Bedford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Bedford is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <2>
- Coxton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Heltonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heltonville
- Heltonville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heltonville <2>
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adel, with the one closest to Adel listed first.
- Crane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
- Crane is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <2>
- Burns City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Burns City is located in Martin County
- Mount Olive
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adel, with the one closest to Adel listed first.
- Ellettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellettsville
- Ellettsville is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,706 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellettsville <2>
- Stanford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Stinesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Highland Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Kirksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Bloomington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Bloomington is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,603 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <2>
- Clear Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Dolan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Smithville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Smithville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <2>
- Harrodsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Unionville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <2>
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adel, with the one closest to Adel listed first.
- Paragon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon
- Paragon is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragon <2>
- Lewisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Plano
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Eminence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Martinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <2>
- Wilbur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adel, with the one closest to Adel listed first.
- Cloverdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <2>
- Belle Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Putnamville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnamville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Reelsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Limedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adel, with the one closest to Adel listed first.
- Dugger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger
- Dugger is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dugger <2>
- Gambill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
- Gambill is located in Sullivan County
- Hymera
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Jericho
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Scotchtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adel, with the one closest to Adel listed first.
- Lewis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Grange Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Riley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Adel, see our County-by-County Page for Adel.
Newspapers Published in Adel ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Adel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Adel, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Adel.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Adel:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Indiana State Archives
- Pages specific to Owen County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clay County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Davies's County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Greene County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Knox County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lawrence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Martin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Morgan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Putnam County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sullivan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Vigo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Brown County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Indiana
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Indiana
- Cemeteries of Owen County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Indiana
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Indiana
Cemeteries Near Adel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Adel.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Adel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Adel, with the one closest to Adel listed first.
- Adel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adel Cemetery
- Waker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waker Cemetery
- Pryor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pryor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pryor Cemetery
- Camden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camden Cemetery
- Oliphant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oliphant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oliphant Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snyder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyder Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Livingston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Livingston Cemetery
- Minks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minks Cemetery
- Burkett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burkett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burkett Cemetery
- Leach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leach Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Cemetery
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- Neeley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neeley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neeley Cemetery
- McKee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKee Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
- Neeley Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Adel had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Adel, with the one closest to Adel listed first.
- Vilas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Freeman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Newark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Newark is located in Greene County
- McVille
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Freedom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Farmers
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Hendricksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendricksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Whitehall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Spencer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Owen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <2>
- Calvertville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvertville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Solsberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solsberry
- Solsberry is located in Greene County
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- Arney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Arney is located in Owen County
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- Tulip
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Stanford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Vandalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Adel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Adel.
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Adel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1920, Longitude: -86.7958 In this case, the coordinates for Adel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Adel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |