Welcome to Adamston ...

Adamston is located in Harrison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Adamston, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Adamston is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Adamston: (304) & (681)<3>

Communities Also Named Adamston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Adamston - it's located in New Jersey.

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

Communities near Adamston ...

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

• Fairmont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Bridgeport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Grafton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Weston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <4>
• Philippi
  (19 miles [30.6 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>
• Pleasant Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
• Shinnston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Mannington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannington
  • Mannington is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannington <4>
• Stonewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
• Salem
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adamston ...

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

Adding Adamston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Adamston 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 Adamston was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adamston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Harrison County: www.harrisoncountywv.com/

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