Welcome to Adams ...

The village of Adams is located in Gage County<1>.

The location of Adams has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Adams, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Adams has a population of 618 people<3> (see below for details).

Adams is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Adams: (402) and (531)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Adams had an population of 618 people. This is an increase of 7.85% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 26.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Adams had a population of 573 people. This makes Adams the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Adams represents 0.03% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 182nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 573 people, the population of Adams increased 17.18% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 489 people).

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

Communities Also Named Adams ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nebraska communities named Adams: This one is located in Gage County and the other is located in Kimball County.

Beyond Nebraska, 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, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), 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.

• Beatrice
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatrice
  • Beatrice is located in Gage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beatrice <6>
• Hickman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
  • Hickman is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickman <6>
• Tecumseh
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
  • Tecumseh is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <6>
• Bennet
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennet
  • Bennet is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennet <6>
• Firth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
  • Firth is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <6>
• Palmyra
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Otoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <6>
• Cortland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Cortland is located in Gage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <6>
• Sterling
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Sterling is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <6>
• Roca
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roca
  • Roca is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roca <6>
• Unadilla
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
  • Unadilla is located in Otoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <6>

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. Our list includes 4 papers. 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Adams post office opened in 1872.

We also found Adams on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

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 Gage County: www.co.gage.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/