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Welcome to Adams ...

Adams is located in Middlesex County<1>.

Adams is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Adams ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 51 communities that are also named Adams - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (5), Illinois (2), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nebraska (2), New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (3), Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Adams ...

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

  • New Brunswick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
  • Perth Amboy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
  • Plainfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Plainfield is located in Union County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
  • Linden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Linden is located in Union County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
  • Rahway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rahway is located in Union County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
  • Westfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Westfield is located in Union County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
  • Summit
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Summit is located in Union County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
  • South Amboy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
  • Bloomfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
  • Blackwells Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells Mills

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adams ...

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

Adding Adams to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 (so far) for Adams was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adams.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Adams - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.