Welcome to Adaton ...

Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Adaton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Adaton is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Adaton: 662

Communities Also Named Adaton ...

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

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

Communities near Adaton ...

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

• Starkville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
  • Starkville is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starkville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Starkville
  • From Adaton to Starkville
• West Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to West Point
  • From Adaton to West Point
• Ackerman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerman
  • Ackerman is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ackerman <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ackerman
  • From Adaton to Ackerman
• Maben
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
  • Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Maben
  • From Adaton to Maben
• Mathiston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathiston
  • Mathiston is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mathiston <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mathiston
  • From Adaton to Mathiston
• Artesia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
  • Artesia is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Artesia
  • From Adaton to Artesia
• Sturgis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Sturgis is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <3>
• Mantee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
  • Mantee is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
• Longview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Longview
  • From Adaton to Longview
• Bradley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bradley
  • From Adaton to Bradley

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adaton ...

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

Adding Adaton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Adaton post office opened in 1895.

We also found Adaton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adaton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/