City of Adel, Cook County, Georgia, United States

Overview of Adel

• Name:
  Adel
• Official Name:
  City of Adel
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Cook County, Georgia, United States
  
• History (GNIS):
  Pioneer settler Joel J "Uncle Jack" Parish served as the first Postmaster for the community. He requested that the name of the town, at that time Puddleville, be changed. Adel comes from the name Philadelphia, after removing the first and last four letters. The name was changed on 22 July 1873 and the town was incorporated on 30 October 1889. (GA-T21/p1)
• County Seat of:
  Cook County
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:31.137135831° 08' 13.7"N

  Longitude:-83.423493683° 25' 24.6"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Sparks 2.2 mi. N
  • Pine Valley 4.5 mi. SW
  • Cecil 6.6 mi. S
  • Lenox 9.6 mi. N
  • Ellenton (Colquitt County) 10.1 mi. W
  • Hahira (Lowndes County) 10.5 mi. S
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Salem 0.2 mi. E
  • Woodlawn Memorial Gardens 1.8 mi. SE
  • Wilkes 3.6 mi. E
  • Antioch 5.5 mi. SW
  • Baker 5.5 mi. N
  • Daniels 5.6 mi. SE
  • Sylvester 6.1 mi. W
  • Jerusalem (Cecil) 7 mi. S
  • Pleasant (Berrien County) 7.9 mi. E
  • Bennett (Berrien County) 8.2 mi. E
  • Connell (Berrien County) 9.3 mi. E
  • Folsom (Colquitt County) 9.4 mi. NW
• Population:
  5,259
• Elevation:
  73 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  541556958
• Updated Apr 19, 2020