Welcome to Adams Mills ...

Adams Mills is located in Muskingum County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Adams Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1834.

A typical abbreviation for Adams Mills: Adams Mls. (or less commonly used: Adams Mlls.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Adams Mills for more information about variations on the name of Adams Mills.

Adams Mills is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Adams Mills lies within the (740) area code.

Communities near Adams Mills ...

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

• Zanesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
  • Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zanesville <4>
• Coshocton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coshocton
  • Coshocton is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coshocton <4>
• Newcomerstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomerstown
  • Newcomerstown is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcomerstown <4>
• West Lafayette
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lafayette
  • West Lafayette is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lafayette <4>
• New Concord
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
  • New Concord is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Concord <4>
• South Zanesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Zanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
  • South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
• Dresden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
  • Dresden is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dresden <4>
• Frazeysburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frazeysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazeysburg
  • Frazeysburg is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazeysburg <4>
• Hanover
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
• Warsaw
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adams Mills ...

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

Adding Adams Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Adams Mills 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 Adams Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Adams Mills post office opened in 1834.

We also found Adams Mills in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/