Welcome to Adams ...

Adams is located in Adams County<1>.

The pronunciation of Adams: AD-uhmz<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Adams, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Adams is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Adams is within the boundaries of the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Adams ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Adams: This one is located in Adams County and the other is located in Livingston County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 51 communities that are also named Adams - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (5), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nebraska (2), New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (3), Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Adams ...

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

• Quincy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <4>
• Hannibal
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Hannibal is located in Marion County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <4>
• Palmyra
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Marion County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Barry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
  • Barry is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barry <4>
• Camp Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Point
  • Camp Point is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Point <4>
• Payson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
  • Payson is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payson <4>
• Mendon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
  • Mendon is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendon <4>
• Clayton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Golden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Golden is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <4>
• Ursa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursa
  • Ursa is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ursa <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adams ...

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

Adding Adams to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Adams post office opened in 1850.

We also found Adams in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adams.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov