Adams Crossroads, Alabama

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Adams Crossroads
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Adams Crossroads
Location in Alabama.
Coordinates: 34°04′39″N85°29′16″W / 34.07750°N 85.48778°W / 34.07750; -85.48778 Coordinates: 34°04′39″N85°29′16″W / 34.07750°N 85.48778°W / 34.07750; -85.48778
Country United States
State Alabama
County Cherokee
Elevation
735 ft (224 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 256 & 938
GNIS feature ID155978 [1]

Adams Crossroads is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States.

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History

The community was named for W. S. Adams, an early settler. [2]

Demographics

According to the returns from 1850 [3] -2010 [4] for Alabama, it has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census. [5]

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References

  1. "Adams Crossroads". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Cherokee County, Ala". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 39. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  3. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1850c-11.pdf, 1850 Census (places)
  4. http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-2.pdf, 2010 AL Census
  5. "US Census Bureau Publications - Census of Population and Housing".