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Welcome to Adelaide ...

So far, we found very little information about Adelaide. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Adelaide to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Adelaide, please Contact Us.


Adelaide would have been located within present day Humboldt County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Adelaide is 5,710 feet [1,740 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Adelaide is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Adelaide was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Adelaide was located: 775

Communities Also Named Adelaide ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Adelaide - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Georgia (2), Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Washington.

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

Communities near Adelaide ...

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

  • Winnemucca
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Golconda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Preble ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Preble is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble
  • Tule
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tule is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tule
  • Herrin ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Herrin is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
  • Bonnie Briar ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonnie Briar is located in Pershing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Briar
  • Krum ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Krum is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
  • Valmy
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Dun Glen ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Dun Glen is located in Pershing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dun Glen
  • Raglan ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Raglan is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raglan

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Adelaide. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Adelaide.

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

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

Adding Adelaide to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Adelaide 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 Adelaide was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adelaide.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Adelaide, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Humboldt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Adelaide - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.