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Welcome to Adams Ridge ...

Adams Ridge is located in Defiance County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Adams Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

A typical abbreviation for Adams Ridge: Adams Rdg. (or less commonly used: Adams Rdge. or Adams Ridg.)

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

Adams Ridge is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Adams Ridge: 419 & 567<3>

Communities near Adams Ridge ...

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

  • Defiance
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bryan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
    • Bryan is located in Williams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <4>
  • Napoleon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Wauseon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Archbold
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Delta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Delta is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,085 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <4>
  • West Unity
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Stryker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fayette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Liberty Center
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adams Ridge ...

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

Adding Adams Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Adams Ridge in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Adams Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Adams Ridge post office opened in 1866.

We also found Adams Ridge in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Defiance, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Adams Ridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 419 code has been Overlayed with the 567 area code. New phone numbers in the Adams Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 419 or 567. As a result, placing a call in the Adams Ridge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/