Welcome to Adele ...

Adele is located in Delaware County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Adele, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Adele is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Adele lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Adele ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Adele, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Adele ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Adele - they are located in Kentucky and Nebraska.

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

Communities near Adele ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Camden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Wilmington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
• Norristown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <4>
• Chester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• West Chester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <4>
• Lansdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <4>
• Phoenixville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <4>
• Yeadon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <4>
• Gloucester City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Adele. 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 Adele.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adele ...

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

Adding Adele to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Adele in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Adele was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Adele post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adele.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/