Welcome to Adrian ...

Adrian is located in Grant County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Adrian

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Adrian, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

When the people of Adrian refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Adrianite<3>

Adrian is 2,060 feet [628 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Adrian lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Adrian: 509

Communities Also Named Adrian ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Adrian - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Adrian ...

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

• Wenatchee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenatchee
  • Wenatchee is located in Chelan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wenatchee <5>
• East Wenatchee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wenatchee
  • East Wenatchee is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Wenatchee <5>
• Quincy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <5>
• Ephrata
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <5>
• Soap Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soap Lake
  • Soap Lake is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soap Lake <5>
• Rock Island
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Rock Island is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Island <5>
• Waterville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <5>
• Malaga
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malaga
  • Malaga is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malaga <5>
• East Wenatchee Bench
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wenatchee Bench have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wenatchee Bench
  • East Wenatchee Bench is located in Douglas County
• Okanogan City ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okanogan City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okanogan City
  • Okanogan City is located in Douglas County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adrian ...

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

Adding Adrian to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Adrian 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 Adrian was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Adrian post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adrian.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Grant County: www.co.grant.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/