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Welcome to Adams Crossroads ...

Adams Crossroads is located in Dickson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Adams Crossroads: Adams Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Adams Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Adams Crossroads.

Adams Crossroads is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Adams Crossroads lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Adams Crossroads ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Adams Crossroads - they are located in Alabama, Delaware and Georgia.

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

Communities near Adams Crossroads ...

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

  • Oakridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
  • Dickson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Brownsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownsville is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
  • Halls Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
  • Pigeon Roost
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
  • Waverly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • White Bluff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • McEwen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • McEwen is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen <3>
  • Throckmorton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
  • Charlotte
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adams Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Dickson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Adams Crossroads - 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.