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Adams Center

Ghost town · Adams County, Wisconsin

Adams quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:62,500)
Adams quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Adams Center is a ghost town in Adams County, Wisconsin. It is one of 9 former communities in Adams County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 41 Wisconsin counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Adams Center as a historical populated place on the Adams topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 43.9161° N, 89.7973° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAdams
Elevation974 ft
Nearest living townAdams, WI
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1837568
Coordinates43.91608, -89.79735

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What's there now

Adams Center is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Adams, WI (population 2,144), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 974 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Adams Center?

Adams Center is in Adams County, Wisconsin, at 43.9161, -89.7973.

How many ghost towns are in Adams County?

Adams County, Wisconsin has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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