Welcome to Adel ...

Adel is located in Owen County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Adel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Adel is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Adel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Adel - they are located in Georgia, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, Oregon and Texas.

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

Communities near Adel ...

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

• Bloomington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <3>
• Ellettsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellettsville
  • Ellettsville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellettsville <3>
• Bloomfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <3>
• Spencer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Owen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <3>
• Worthington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <3>
• Clay City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Clay City is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <3>
• Gosport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
  • Gosport is located in Owen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gosport <3>
• Paragon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon
  • Paragon is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragon <3>
• Switz City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switz City
  • Switz City is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Switz City <3>
• Stinesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
  • Stinesville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adel ...

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

Adding Adel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Adel post office opened in 1889.

We also found Adel in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov