Welcome to Adams Ridge ...

Adams Ridge is located in Defiance County<1>.

The location of Adams Ridge 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 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.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Adams Ridge: (419) & (567)<4>

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
  • Defiance is located in Defiance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Defiance <5>
• 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 <5>
• Napoleon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
  • Napoleon is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <5>
• Wauseon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauseon
  • Wauseon is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wauseon <5>
• Archbold
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbold
  • Archbold is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbold <5>
• Delta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• West Unity
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Unity
  • West Unity is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Unity <5>
• Stryker
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker
  • Stryker is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stryker <5>
• Fayette
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <5>
• Liberty Center
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
  • Liberty Center is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty Center <5>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Defiance County: www.defiance-county.com/

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