Welcome to Adams ...

The city of Adams is located in Mower County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Adams, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Adams has a population of 790 people<2> (see below for details).

Adams is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Adams lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Adams is within the (507) area code.

The ZIP code for Adams: 55909<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Adams had an population of 790 people. This is an increase of 0.38% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.25% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Adams had a population of 787 people. This makes Adams the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Adams represents 0.01% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 396th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 787 people, the population of Adams decreased 1.63% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 800 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Adams.

Communities Also Named Adams ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 51 communities that are also named Adams - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (5), Illinois (2), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nebraska (2), New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (3), Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Adams.

Communities near Adams ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Adams.

• Austin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <5>
• Spring Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <5>
• Grand Meadow
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Meadow
  • Grand Meadow is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Meadow <5>
• Saint Ansgar
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ansgar have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ansgar
  • Saint Ansgar is located in Mitchell County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ansgar <5>
• Le Roy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <5>
• Riceville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
  • Riceville is located in Howard County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceville <5>
• Brownsdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
  • Brownsdale is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsdale <5>
• Racine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
  • Racine is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <5>
• Lyle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyle have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
  • Lyle is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyle <5>
• Stacyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
  • Stacyville is located in Mitchell County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Adams. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Adams.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Adams. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Adams.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Adams. See our Newspapers Page for Adams.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adams ...

Looking for more information about Adams? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Adams, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Adams.

Adding Adams to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Adams in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Adams was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Adams on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Minnesota (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Adams.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Adams. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mower County: www.co.mower.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/