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Welcome to Adelaide ...

Adelaide is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Adelaide, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

Adelaide is 10,820 feet [3,298 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Adelaide is about 2 miles [or ~3¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Adelaide lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Adelaide: 719

Communities Also Named Adelaide ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Adelaide: This one is located in Lake County and the other is located in Fremont County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 14 communities that are also named Adelaide - they are located in Arkansas, California, 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.

  • Blue River
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue River is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
  • Fairplay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Alma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Red Cliff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Malta ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Malta is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
  • Buckskin Joe ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Buckskin Joe is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
  • Climax ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Climax is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
  • Horseshoe ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Horseshoe is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
  • Park City ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Park City is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Mitchell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Mitchell is located in Eagle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adelaide ...

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

Adding Adelaide to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Adelaide 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 (so far) for Adelaide was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Adelaide post office opened in 1878. The Adelaide post office closed in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adelaide.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Adelaide - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/