Welcome to Adaland ...

Adaland is located in Barbour County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Adaland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

Adaland is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Adaland: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Adaland ...

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

• Fairmont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
  • Fairmont is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fairmont
  • From Adaland to Fairmont
• Clarksburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Clarksburg is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksburg <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clarksburg
  • From Adaland to Clarksburg
• Bridgeport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
• Buckhannon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhannon
  • Buckhannon is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhannon <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Buckhannon
  • From Adaland to Buckhannon
• Grafton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grafton
  • From Adaland to Grafton
• Philippi
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
  • Philippi is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philippi <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Philippi
  • From Adaland to Philippi
• Pleasant Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pleasant Valley
  • From Adaland to Pleasant Valley
• Shinnston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnston
  • Shinnston is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinnston <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shinnston
  • From Adaland to Shinnston
• Belington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belington
  • Belington is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belington <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Belington
  • From Adaland to Belington
• Stonewood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
  • Stonewood is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adaland ...

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

Adding Adaland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Adaland post office opened in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adaland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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