Welcome to Adelaide ...
So far, we found very little information about Adelaide. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Adelaide to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Adelaide, please Contact Us.
Adelaide would have been located within present day Jackson County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Adelaide, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Adelaide is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Adelaide was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Adelaide was located: 870 & 327<4>
Communities Also Named Adelaide ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Adelaide - they are located in California, Colorado (2), Georgia (2), Idaho, 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.
- Batesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Batesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Batesville is located in Independence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,830 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <6>
- Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,389 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <6>
- Southside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Bald Knob
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Bald Knob is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,868 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bald Knob <6>
- Judsonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judsonia have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judsonia
- Judsonia is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,992 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Judsonia <6>
- Augusta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Augusta is located in Woodruff County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,929 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <6>
- Kensett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
- Kensett is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kensett <6>
- Diaz
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Newark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Newark is located in Independence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <6>
- Bradford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.
Adding Adelaide to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Adelaide 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 Adelaide was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Adelaide post office opened in 1908.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Adelaide.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Jackson County: www.jacksoncountyar.org/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Adelaide, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Adelaide - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Adelaide area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Adelaide area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |