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Welcome to Adina ...

Adina is located

Adina is located in Lee County<1>.


The location of Adina has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Adina, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Adina is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Adina: (979)

Communities near Adina ...

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

  • Taylor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Taylor is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,921 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
  • Elgin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Elgin is located in Bastrop County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,756 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
  • Rockdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Thorndale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndale
    • Thorndale is located in Milam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorndale <4>
  • Lexington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Thrall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
    • Thrall is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <4>
  • Coupland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Knobbs Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
    • Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
  • Fedor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fedor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
    • Fedor is located in Lee County
  • McDade
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
    • McDade is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDade <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adina ...

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

Adding Adina to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Adina in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Adina was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Adina post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adina.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Adina. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Adina - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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