Adrian is an

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in Rock Creek Township, Hancock County,

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, United States. Adrian no longer has a post office and is now served by Dallas City. It hosts a grain elevator, Chem Gro, and several houses. A former Disciples of Christ Church stands at the west end of the community. The former one-room school at the east end of the community is now a farm machine shed.

History

Adrian was laid out in the 1870s, taking its name from

Adrian, Michigan Adrian is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Lenawee County, Michigan, Lenawee County. The population was 20,645 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Adrian lies in Michigan's 5th congressional district. The c ...

. A post office was in operation in Adrian from 1870 until 1992.

References

* Unincorporated communities in Illinois Unincorporated communities in Hancock County, Illinois {{HancockCountyIL-geo-stub