Welcome to Ada ...

Ada is located in Conway County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ada, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

When the people of Ada refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Adan<3>

Ada is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Ada: (501)

Communities Also Named Ada ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Ada - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Ada ...

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

• Russellville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <5>
• Morrilton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrilton
  • Morrilton is located in Conway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrilton <5>
• Dardanelle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardanelle
  • Dardanelle is located in Yell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dardanelle <5>
• Pottsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Pottsville is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
  • Former names for Pottsville:
  • Pott's Inn
  • Pott's Station
• Atkins
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Atkins is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkins <5>
• Perryville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <5>
• Plumerville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumerville
  • Plumerville is located in Conway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plumerville <5>
• Oppelo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oppelo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
  • Oppelo is located in Conway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
• Bigelow
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
  • Bigelow is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bigelow <5>
• Menifee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menifee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menifee
  • Menifee is located in Conway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menifee <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 Ada. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ada.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ada ...

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

Adding Ada to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ada post office opened in 1880.

We also found Ada on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ada.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/