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Welcome to Adeline ...

Adeline is located in Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Adeline, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Adeline is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Adeline: 606

Communities Also Named Adeline ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Adeline - they are located in Illinois and Louisiana.

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

Communities near Adeline ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adeline ...

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

Adding Adeline to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Adeline 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 Adeline was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Adeline post office opened in 1905. The Adeline post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adeline.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Adeline - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/