Burton Township, Adams County, Illinois

Adams is a census-designated place in Burton Township, Adams County, Illinois, United States. Adams is about 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Quincy. Adams was laid out in 1838.

Payson Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,743 and it contained 728 housing units.

Liberty High School is a public high school in Liberty, Illinois. In 2005, Liberty High School had an average class size of 19 and a student:teacher ratio of 15.3.

Liberty is a village in Adams County, Illinois, United States. The population was 543 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Plainville is a village in Adams County, Illinois, United States. The population was 271 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Liberty Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,379 and it contained 557 housing units.

Richfield is an unincorporated community in Richfield Township, Adams County, Illinois, United States. Richfield is east of Payson.

Hickory Grove is an unincorporated community and Edge city in Ellington Township, Adams County, Illinois, United States. It is situated on the outskirts of the city of Quincy and is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area. Hickory Grove is considered to be Quincy's second largest suburb after North Quincy.

Fall Creek Stone Arch Bridge is located near the Adams County town of Payson, Illinois. It spans Fall Creek about 1.2 miles northeast of Payson Road, upstream from the town. The bridge has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 7, 1996.

Cliola is an unincorporated historical community in Ellington Township, Adams County, Illinois, United States. Cliola was located along a railroad line northeast of Quincy. In a September 14, 1899 article in The Quincy Whig about the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad laying a new railroad switch between Eubanks and Cliola it was mentioned that after completion Cliola would no longer exist. There was previously a post office located in Cliola that was established on August 1, 1868.

Columbus Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 579 and it contained 246 housing units.

Melrose Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,748 and it contained 2,375 housing units. The northwestern part of the township has been separated into Quincy Township.