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Adams, Minnesota, is a vibrant community of 800 people located on the prairie in Mower County - 5 miles north of the Minnesota-Iowa state line, 15 miles southeast of Austin, 30 miles southwest of Rochester, and 100 miles south of Minneapolis-St.Paul.
The village of Adams was platted on January 30, 1868 by Selah Chamberlain and officially incorporated on March 2, 1887. According to the History of Mower County, published in 1884, William Madden named the town after "a Mr. Adams," an old friend in New York State. |
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Contact Information
City Clerk's Office 303 West Main Street Adams, MN 55909 Phone: (507) 582-3601 jkiefer@adamsmn.com Hours: Weekdays from 8:00 AM-3:00 PM Quick Link Employment 2020 Utility and Street Improvements Community Non-Profit Websites Adams Area Historical Society & History Center Adams Booster Club American Legion Post 146 Sacred Heart Catholic School Shooting Star Trail Southland Schools Facebook Pages Adams American Legion Adams Area Historical Society & History Center Adams Booster Club Adams Health Care Center & Cedar Court Assisted Living Adams Lions Club Adams MN Fire Department Adams Now & Then Little Cedar & Marshall Lutheran Churches St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Shooting Star Trail Map of Adams |
Community Calendar
January 20 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion January 22 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion January 24 - Southland One Act Play "Lafayette No. 1" Public Performance, 2 PM January 24 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM January 25 - Post Prom Hamburger Feed Fundraiser, 5:30-7:30 PM, Adams American Legion January 27 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion January 29 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion January 31 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM February 1 - Chicken & Pork Fry-Legion, 5:30-7:30 PM, Adams American Legion February 3 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion February 5 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion February 7 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM February 8 - Sacred Heart School Winter Auction February 10 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion February 12 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion February 14 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM February 15 - Fish Fry-Legion, 5:30-7:30 PM, Adams American Legion February 15 - Donkey Basketball, Southland MS/HS, 7 PM February 17 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion February 19 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion February 21 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM February 24 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion February 26 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion February 28 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM March 2 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion March 4 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion March 6 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM March 6 - Fish Fry-Legion, 5:30-7:30 PM, Adams American Legion March 9 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion March 11 - Rebel Nation Meeting, 6:30 PM March 11 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion March 13 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM March 14 - Steak Fry-Southland Sportsman, 5:30-7:30 PM, Adams American Legion March 16 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion March 18 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion March 20 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM March 20 - Fish Fry-Auxiliary, 5:30-7:30 PM, Adams American Legion March 23 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion March 25 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion March 27 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM March 30 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion April 1 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion April 3 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM April 3 - Fish Fry-SAL, 5:30-7:30 PM, Adams American Legion April 6 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion April 6 - Southland Showcase Concert (6-12th grades), 6:30 PM April 8 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion April 10 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM April 13 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion April 13 - Rebel Nation Meeting, 6:30 PM April 15 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion April 17 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM April 18 - Southland Prom April 18 - Chicken & Pork Fry-Legion Baseball, 5:30-7:30 PM, Adams American Legion April 20 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion April 22 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion April 24 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM April 27 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion April 29 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion May 1 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM May 2 - Southland Commencement, 10 AM May 2 - Chicken & Pork Fry-Legion, 5:30-7:30 PM, Adams American Legion May 4 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion May 6 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion May 8 - Last Day of School May 8 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM May 11 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion May 13 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion May 15 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM May 16 - Chicken & Pork Fry-Jugglers, 5:30-7:30 PM, Adams American Legion May 18 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion May 20 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion May 22 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM May 27 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion May 29 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM June 1 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion June 3 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion June 5 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM June 8 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion June 10 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion June 12-14 - Dairy Days June 15 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion June 17 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion June 19 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM June 22 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion June 24 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion June 26 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM June 29 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion July 1 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion July 3 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM July 6 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion July 8 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion July 10 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM July 13 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion July 15 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion July 17 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM July 20 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion July 22 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion July 24 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM July 27 Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion July 29 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion July 31 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM August 3 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion August 5 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion August 7 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM August 10 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion August 12 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion August 14 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM August 17 - Burger Night, 5-8 PM, Adams American Legion August 19 - Weenie Wednesday, 5 PM-?, Adams American Legion August 21 - History Center Open, 2-4 PM |