Adams, Indiana

Not to be confused with Adams Township, Indiana (disambiguation) or Adams County, Indiana.

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

Adams
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 39°22′57″N 85°33′41″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Decatur
Township	Adams
Elevation [1]	886 ft (270 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	175
ZIP code	47240
FIPS code	18-00352[2]
GNIS feature ID	2830349[1]

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]

References

1. 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.