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Welcome to Adah ...

Adah is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Adah, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Adah is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Adah: 15410<3>

Communities near Adah ...

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

  • Morgantown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Uniontown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Connellsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Monessen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monessen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monessen
    • Monessen is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,176 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monessen <4>
  • California
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
    • California is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,261 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <4>
  • Donora
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Westover
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Westover is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <4>
  • Charleroi
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Waynesburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
    • Waynesburg is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <4>
  • Masontown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adah ...

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

Adding Adah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Adah 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 Adah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Adah post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adah.

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Adah - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Adah). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Adah or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/




 

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