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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Morgantown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Morgantown
  • From Adah to Morgantown
• Uniontown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Uniontown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Uniontown
  • From Adah to Uniontown
• Connellsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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  • Connellsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connellsville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Connellsville
  • From Adah to Connellsville
• 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)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to California
  • From Adah to California
• Donora
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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  • Donora is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donora <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Donora
  • From Adah to Donora
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleroi
  • Charleroi is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleroi <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Charleroi
  • From Adah to Charleroi
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
  • Masontown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Masontown
  • From Adah to Masontown

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/