Welcome to Adams County ...
Time Zone: Adams County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of West Union is the Seat for Adams County.
Adams County was founded July 10, 1797 and was created by taking area from Hamilton County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Adams had a population of 27,698 people. This is a decrease of 2.94% since the last Census (which gave a population of 28,537 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Adams represented 0.25% of the total population of Ohio.
Below are some of the communities located in Adams County:
- Manchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peebles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Seaman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Websites of Interest ...
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- Highland County
- Pike County
- Scioto County
- Brown County
- Lewis County
- Mason County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. For more information, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau. |
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