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Welcome to McAdam ...

McAdam is located in Franklin County<1>.

McAdam is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for McAdam: 509

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 Virginia.

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.

  • Washtucna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kahlotus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Starbuck
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hatton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Magallon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Magallon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magallon
    • Magallon is located in Walla Walla County
  • Hooper
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Windust
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windust
    • Windust is located in Franklin County
  • Grange City ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grange City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange City
    • Grange City is located in Columbia County
  • Tompkins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
    • Tompkins is located in Walla Walla County
  • Clyde
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Walla Walla 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 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 for McAdam was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found McAdam mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McAdam.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Franklin, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.