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Welcome to Adamsdale ...

Adamsdale is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Adamsdale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Adamsdale is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Adamsdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Adamsdale - they are located in Massachusetts, Ontario and Rhode Island.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Adamsdale.

Communities near Adamsdale ...

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

  • Pottsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tamaqua
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Carmel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Shenandoah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Hamburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Minersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mahanoy City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Lansford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Frackville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Womelsdorf
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Adamsdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Adamsdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adamsdale ...

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

Adding Adamsdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Adamsdale 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 (so far) for Adamsdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Adamsdale post office opened in 1892. The Adamsdale post office closed in 1962.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adamsdale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Schuylkill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Adamsdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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