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Welcome to Fort Adams ...

Fort Adams is located in Wilkinson County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Fort Adams: Ft. Adams

Fort Adams is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Fort Adams: (601) and (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Fort Adams ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fort Adams - it's located in Rhode Island.

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

Communities near Fort Adams ...

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

  • Simmesport
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmesport
    • Simmesport lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<5> to the southwest of Fort Adams.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simmesport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Simmesport
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simmesport<6>
  • Woodville
  • Angola
  • Tunica
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
    • Tunica lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> to the south of Fort Adams.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Tunica
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica<6>
  • Weyanoke
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
    • Weyanoke lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> to the southeast of Fort Adams.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Weyanoke
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weyanoke<6>
  • Smithland
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
    • Smithland lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<5> to the southwest of Fort Adams.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Smithland
  • Lettsworth
  • Turnbull
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
    • Turnbull lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> to the east of Fort Adams.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnbull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Turnbull
  • Innis
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innis
    • Innis lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<5> to the southwest of Fort Adams.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Innis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Innis
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Innis<6>
  • Legonier
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
    • Legonier lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<5> to the southwest of Fort Adams.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legonier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Legonier

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Adams ...

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

Adding Fort Adams to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Adams 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 Fort Adams was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Adams.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Wilkinson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Adams - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601).
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Adams) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Adams. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0866, Longitude: -91.5482       In this case, the coordinates for Fort Adams have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

 

 

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