Adams is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Decatur County, Indiana.
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
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adams, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.
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