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Welcome to Adena ...

Adena is located in Morgan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Adena, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Adena: Named after Edna Adena, an early settler.

Adena is 4,690 feet [1,430 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Adena is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Adena: 970 & 748<3>

Communities Also Named Adena ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Adena - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Adena ...

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

  • Fort Morgan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Wiggins
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Log Lane Village
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Log Lane Village is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lane Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
  • Twelvemile Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Twelvemile Corner is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile Corner
  • Hoyt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hoyt is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
  • Shamrock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Shamrock is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
  • Woodrow
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Cabin Creek
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Cabin Creek is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
  • Brush
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Comanche ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Comanche is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adena ...

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

Adding Adena to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Adena 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 Adena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Adena post office opened in 1910. The Adena post office closed in 1949.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adena.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Adena - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Adena area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Adena area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/