Welcome to Adamson ...

Adamson is located in Pittsburg County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Adamson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Adamson is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Adamson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Adamson: (918) and (539)<4>

Communities Also Named Adamson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Adamson - they are located in Georgia, Kansas and Kentucky.

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

Communities near Adamson ...

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

• McAlester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlester
  • McAlester is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlester <5>
• Wilburton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburton
  • Wilburton is located in Latimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilburton <5>
• Krebs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krebs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
  • Krebs is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krebs <5>
• Hartshorne
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorne
  • Hartshorne is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartshorne <5>
• Quinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
  • Quinton is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinton <5>
• Haileyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haileyville
  • Haileyville is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haileyville <5>
• Savanna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna
  • Savanna is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savanna <5>
• Crowder
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
  • Crowder is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowder <5>
• Alderson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
  • Alderson is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <5>
• Canadian
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canadian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian
  • Canadian is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canadian <5>

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 Adamson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Adamson.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adamson ...

Looking for more information about Adamson? 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 Adamson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Adamson.

Adding Adamson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Adamson 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 Adamson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Adamson post office opened in 1906.

We also found Adamson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adamson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/