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Welcome to Ady ...

Ady is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Ady is located in Potter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ady, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Ady is 3,140 feet [957 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Ady is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Ady, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Ady: 806

Communities Also Named Ady ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ady - they are located in Kansas and Maryland.

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

Communities near Ady ...

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

  • Channing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bishop Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Hills
    • Bishop Hills is located in Potter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Tascosa ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tascosa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tascosa
    • Tascosa is located in Oldham County
  • Masterson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masterson
    • Masterson is located in Moore County
  • Wildorado
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildorado have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildorado
    • Wildorado is located in Oldham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildorado <3>
  • Bushland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushland
    • Bushland is located in Potter County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bushland <3>
  • Soncy
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Vega
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vega have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
    • Vega is located in Oldham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vega <3>
  • Amarillo
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dumas
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ady ...

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

Adding Ady to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ady 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 for Ady was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Ady in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ady.

Footnotes ...

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