Welcome to Adel ...
Adel is located in Owen County.
The location of Adel has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
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 near Adel ...
A sample of nearby communities can be found below.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance and not the distance if driven.<3>.
| Community | 2017<4> Population | Dir | Distance |
| Bloomfield [Map] | 2,303 | SW | 13 miles [20.9 km] |
| Bloomington [Map] | 85,071 | E | 14 miles [22.5 km] |
| Clay City [Map] | 823 | W | 17 miles [27.4 km] |
| Ellettsville [Map] | 6,677 | E | 9 miles [14.5 km] |
| Gosport [Map] | 795 | NE | 12 miles [19.3 km] |
| Paragon [Map] | 665 | NE | 18 miles [29 km] |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Adel.
Communities Also Named Adel ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have 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.
See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Adel. If available, we provide a satellite view of the cemetery.
- 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 community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Adel.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper 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.
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.
Other Roadside Stops ...
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Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Adel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Adel) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1920, Longitude: -86.7958 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Adel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Adel. |