Adams, Indiana

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Adams
Unincorporated community
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Adams
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Adams
Coordinates: 39°22′57″N85°33′36″W / 39.38250°N 85.56000°W / 39.38250; -85.56000 Coordinates: 39°22′57″N85°33′36″W / 39.38250°N 85.56000°W / 39.38250; -85.56000
Country United States
State Indiana
County Decatur
Township Adams
Elevation
883 ft (269 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total175
ZIP code
47240
FIPS code 18-00352 [1]
GNIS feature ID430001 [2]

Adams is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

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History

Adams was laid out in 1855, soon after the railroad was extended to that point. [3] It was named after the township it is in. [4]

Geography

Adams is located at 39°22′57″N85°33′36″W / 39.38250°N 85.56000°W / 39.38250; -85.56000 .

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References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Adams, Decatur County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  3. ↑ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp.  105.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  46. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. The name comes from Adams Township, in which it is located.



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