The location of Adams
Welcome to Adams ...
Adams is located in Lamar County.
The location of Adams has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
Adams is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Adams lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Adams: (903) and (430)<3>
Communities near Adams ...
A sample of nearby communities can be found below.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Adams and not the distance if you drove.<4>.
| Community | 2017<5> Population | Dir | Distance |
| Blossom [Map] | 1,564 | SE | 6 miles [9.7 km] |
| Camp Maxey - Historic [Map] | --- | NW | 6 miles [9.7 km] |
| Caviness [Map] | --- | NW | 8 miles [12.9 km] |
| Deport [Map] | 563 | SE | 15 miles [24.1 km] |
| Detroit [Map] | 693 | E | 13 miles [20.9 km] |
| Paris [Map] | 24,800 | SW | 4 miles [6.4 km] |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Adams.
Communities Also Named Adams ...
While we believe that this Adams is located in Lamar County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Adams. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bexar and Schleicher County.
Beyond Texas, there are 51 communities that are also named Adams - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (5), Illinois (2), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nebraska (2), New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Adams.
See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Adams. If available, we provide a satellite view of the cemetery.
- Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Adams. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Adams.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Adams:
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adams ...
Looking for more information about Adams? 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.
Looking for more information about Adams? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Adams.
Other Roadside Stops ...
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Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Adams. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lamar County: www.co.lamar.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Adams - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (430) is an overlay for area code (903). |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Adams) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adams. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7048, Longitude: -95.4880 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Adams have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Adams. |