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Welcome to McAdam ...

McAdam is located in Pulaski County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McAdam, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

McAdam is 1,980 feet [604 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for McAdam: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named McAdam ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named McAdam - they are located in New Brunswick and Washington.

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

Communities near McAdam ...

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

  • Christiansburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Radford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pulaski
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Dublin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hilton Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
  • New Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • New Town is located in Radford City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
  • Sassin ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sassin is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
  • Snowville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Snowville is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
  • Radford Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Radford Village is located in Radford City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McAdam ...

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

Adding McAdam to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McAdam post office opened in 1894. The McAdam post office closed in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McAdam.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Pulaski, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McAdam - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the McAdam area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the McAdam area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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