McAdams is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Attala County, Mississippi
Attala County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 19,564. Its county seat is Kosciusko. Attala County is named for Atala, a fictional Native American heroine from an early-19th-centu ...
, United States. McAdams is located on
Mississippi Highway 12 and is approximately east of
Sallis and approximately west of
Kosciusko.
McAdams is located on a branch of the former
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, was a railroad in the Central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois, with New Orleans, Louisiana, and Mobile, Alabama. A line also co ...
. At one point, McAdams was home to a general store, cotton gin, and saw mill. A post office began operation under the name McAdams in 1891.
Notable resident
*
Billy Ray Bates, professional basketball player.
References
Unincorporated communities in Attala County, Mississippi
Unincorporated communities in Mississippi
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