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Adams, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°22′57″N 85°33′41″W / 39.38250°N 85.56139°W / 39.38250; -85.56139
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Adams
Adams is located in Indiana
Adams
Adams
Adams is located in the United States
Adams
Adams
Coordinates: 39°22′57″N 85°33′41″W / 39.38250°N 85.56139°W / 39.38250; -85.56139
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDecatur
TownshipAdams
Elevation886 ft (270 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total175
ZIP code
47240
FIPS code18-00352[2]
GNIS feature ID2830349[1]

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

History

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adams, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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.