Welcome to Adair ...

Adair is located in Hancock County<1>.

The location of Adair has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Adair, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Adair is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Adair (for example, toward Mauckport (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Adair: (270)

Communities Also Named Adair ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Adair - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Tennessee and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Adair ...

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

• Tell City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell City
  • Tell City is located in Perry County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell City <4>
• Santa Claus
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
  • Santa Claus is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Claus <4>
• Ferdinand
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferdinand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
  • Ferdinand is located in Dubois County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferdinand <4>
• Rockport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Rockport is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <4>
• Lewisport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisport
  • Lewisport is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisport <4>
• Dale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Dale is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <4>
• Cannelton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
  • Cannelton is located in Perry County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannelton <4>
• Cloverport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverport
  • Cloverport is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverport <4>
• Hawesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawesville
  • Hawesville is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawesville <4>
• Grandview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Spencer County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <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 Adair. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Adair.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adair ...

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

Adding Adair to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Adair post office opened in 1892.

We also found Adair on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adair.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/