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Adrian’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Adrian is an unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States. Adrian is located on West Virginia Route 20, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) southwest of Buckhannon. Adrian has a post office with ZIP code 26210. As of the 2020 census, Adrian had a population of 183. Some say the origin of the name Adrian is obscure, while others believe the community has the name of an early settler. Adrian is located along Bull Run at its confluences with New Found Run and French Creek, and it is also located along County Route 20. The Elk River Railroad (formerly the Coal and Coke Railway) also passes through the community.

Half of its homes were built before 1968.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Adrian yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Adrian, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Adrian is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Adrian has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is French Creek Presbyterian Church in Adrian, 2.2 miles away.

Adrian and the nearest listed places

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French Creek Presbyterian ChurchSouthern Methodist Church BuildingAgnes Howard HallBuckhannon Central Residential Historical DistrictWilliam Post MansionDowntown Buckhannon Historic District

Closest to Adrian

French Creek Presbyterian ChurchAdrian · Building2.2miSouthern Methodist Church BuildingBuckhannon · Building6.3miAgnes Howard HallBuckhannon · Built 18956.4miBuckhannon Central Residential Historical DistrictBuckhannon · Colonial6.5miWilliam Post MansionBuckhannon · Building6.6mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. French Creek Presbyterian Church’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Buckhannon📜 Weston📜 Jane Lew📜 Womelsdorf (Coalton)
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