Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Adel came from various goverment sources (GNIS), we also found mention of Adel in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Adel. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Adel data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Adel:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Map from 1904 (unknown title/publisher)

The GNIS database contains an entry for Adel. See our Misc Page for Adel for more information.