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Welcome to McAdams ...

McAdams is located in Attala County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McAdams, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

McAdams is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for McAdams: 662

Communities Also Named McAdams ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named McAdams - they are located in Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near McAdams ...

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

  • Kosciusko
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Durant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Goodman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Pickens
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Ethel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Ethel is located in Attala County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • West
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sallis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
    • Sallis is located in Attala County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <3>
  • Zemuly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zemuly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
    • Zemuly is located in Attala County
  • Newport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Attala County
  • Possumneck
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
    • Possumneck is located in Attala County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McAdams ...

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

Adding McAdams to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for McAdams.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Attala, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McAdams - 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>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.