Adams, Decatur County, Indiana - USA

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

Adams
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°22′57″N 85°33′36″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Decatur
Township	Adams
Elevation	883 ft (269 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	175
ZIP code	47240
FIPS code	18-00352[1]
GNIS feature ID	430001[2]

History

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

Geography

Adams is located at 39°22′57″N 85°33′36″W.

References

"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
"Adams, Decatur County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 105.
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.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Decatur County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Greensburg
City	Greensburg	Map of Indiana highlighting Decatur County
Towns	Millhousen New Point St. Paul‡ Westport
Townships	Adams Clay Clinton Fugit Jackson Marion Salt Creek Sand Creek Washington
CDPs	Clarksburg Lake Santee‡
Other unincorporated communities	Adams Alert Burney Craig Downeyville Ewington Forest Hill Gaynorsville Germantown Harper Harris City Horace Kingston Knarr Corner Letts Letts Corner McCoy Mechanicsburg Milford New Pennington Pinhook Rossburg Saint Maurice Saint Omer Sandusky Sardinia Slabtown Smyrna Tarkeo Corner Waynesburg Williamstown‡
Ghost town	Springhill
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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