Welcome to Adner ...

Adner is located in Gloucester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Adner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Adner is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Adner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Adner: (804)

Communities Also Named Adner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Adner - it's located in Louisiana.

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

Communities near Adner ...

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

• Williamsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Williamsburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,259 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Williamsburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <3>
• West Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in King William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,310 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on West Point
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <3>
• Urbanna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanna
  • Urbanna is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbanna <3>
• Irvington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Irvington
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <3>
• White Stone
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone
  • White Stone is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on White Stone
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Stone <3>
• Glenns
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
  • Glenns is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Glenns
• Ark
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
  • Ark is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Ark
• Mattaponi
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattaponi
  • Mattaponi is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Mattaponi
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattaponi <3>
• Saluda
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
  • Saluda is located in Middlesex County
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saluda <3>
• Gloucester Courthouse
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloucester Courthouse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
  • Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Gloucester Courthouse

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adner ...

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

Adding Adner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Adner 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 Adner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Adner post office opened in 1892.

We also found Adner on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gloucester County: www.co.gloucester.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/