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Welcome to Adamstown ...

Adamstown is located in Frederick County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Adamstown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.

Adamstown is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Adamstown: 301, 227 & 240<3>

The ZIP code for Adamstown: 21710<4>

Communities Also Named Adamstown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Adamstown - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Websites for Adamstown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Adamstown, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Adamstown ...

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

  • Frederick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <5>
  • Gaithersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Leesburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <5>
  • Purcellville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Airy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Brunswick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Walkersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Poolesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Middletown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Boonsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adamstown ...

Looking for more information about Adamstown? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Adamstown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Adamstown.

Adding Adamstown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Adamstown 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 Adamstown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Adamstown post office opened in 1848.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adamstown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Frederick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Adamstown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Adamstown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Adamstown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Adamstown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Adamstown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/