RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Texas >> Parker County >> AdellIndex...

Welcome to Adell ...

Adell is located

Adell is located in Parker County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Adell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Adell is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Adell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Adell - they are located in Kansas, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Adell ...

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

  • Weatherford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mineral Wells
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hudson Oaks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Annetta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Springtown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Graford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Annetta North
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Annetta North is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
  • Millsap
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sanctuary
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Sanctuary is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adell ...

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

Adding Adell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Adell 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 Adell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Adell post office opened in 1890. The Adell post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adell.

Footnotes ...

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