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Welcome to Adamsboro ...

Adamsboro is located in Cass County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Adamsboro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Adamsboro is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Adamsboro lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Adamsboro (for example, toward Remington), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Adamsboro: 574

Communities near Adamsboro ...

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

  • Logansport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Peru
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Peru is located in Miami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,937 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <3>
  • Rochester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Galveston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Walton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bunker Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Royal Center
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Camden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Kewanna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kewanna is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
  • Denver
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adamsboro ...

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

Adding Adamsboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Adamsboro 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 Adamsboro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adamsboro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Cass, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Adamsboro - 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.