Taken from the 2016 Census Estimates, Adams had an population of 1,769 people. This is a decrease of 0.34% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.93% since the 2000 Census).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Adams.

Communities near Adams ...

The following is a sample of nearby communities. Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Adams and not the distance if you are going to drive it.^<3>.

Community	2016 Population	Direction	Distance
Brownville [Map]	6,214	N	15 miles [24.1 km]
Champion [Map]	4,458	NE	19 miles [30.6 km]
Ellisburg [Map]	3,436	SW	6 miles [9.7 km]
Hounsfield [Map]	3,445	NW	10 miles [16.1 km]
Pamelia [Map]	3,007	N	17 miles [27.4 km]
Richland [Map]	5,606	S	18 miles [29 km]

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Adams.

Communities Also Named Adams ...

Using our Gazetteer, we have 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 Jersey, 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.

See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...

We have a couple of sections that should be of interest to those chasing their genealogy.

We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Adams. We make it easy to see an overhead view of the cemetery.
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 community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Adams. Our list includes 6 papers.

These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper 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 get an overview with links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Adams, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information and a map of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Tourism Map for Adams.

Search for Local Businesses ...

People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Adams. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

Business Owners: To appear in the above search results, your business will need to be listed with the Google Places service. Please use the below link to learn about and register for the free service.

If you find an error or if your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to register your business or report an error. We simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results. Only a registered owner/operator can add their business or correct mistakes - we can not do it for you.

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Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Adams. - Return to Citation
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Adams - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance that stretches from Adams. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Adams) to Point B. If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Adams. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Adams Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adams. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8101, Longitude: -76.0223 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Adams have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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