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Welcome to Adams Gardens ...

Adams Gardens is located on the Gulf Coast.

Adams Gardens is located in Cameron County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Adams Gardens: Adams Gdns. (or less commonly used: Adams Gardns., Adams Grdens. or Adams Grdns.)

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

Adams Gardens is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Adams Gardens: 956

Communities near Adams Gardens ...

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

  • Harlingen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Weslaco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • San Benito
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Mercedes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Donna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Donna is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,316 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donna <3>
  • Elsa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Elsa is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsa <3>
  • Progreso
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Primera
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Primera is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primera
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Edcouch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Combes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Combes is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,037 people
    • Combes has also been known as:
    • Combes Colonia
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Combes <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adams Gardens ...

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

Adding Adams Gardens to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Adams Gardens 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 Adams Gardens was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adams Gardens.

Footnotes ...

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