Adel is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in eastern
Franklin Township,
Owen County, in the
U.S. state of
Indiana
Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
. It lies near the bridge on County Road 150 West over Raccoon Creek, which is a community nearly ten miles southwest of the city of
Spencer, the
county seat
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or parish (administrative division), civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, and the United States. An equiva ...
. Its elevation is 541 feet (165 m), and it is located at (39.1919894, -86.7958389).
History
Adel was founded in 1859.
A post office was established at Adel in 1889, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906.
Geography
Adel Cemetery is in this community, and it is located at (39.1900450 -86.7966723).
School districts
* Spencer-Owen Community Schools, including a
high school
A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., ...
.
Political districts
*
State House District 46
*
State Senate District 39
References
External links
Roadside Thoughts for Adel, Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Owen County, Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Indiana
Bloomington metropolitan area, Indiana
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