Bet you thought there was only one Ada in the world.

Think again.

There’s only one Ada, Ohio, but there may be as many as 15 communities carrying the name “Ada” sprinkled around the U.S. There’s also a handful of townships, counties and lakes called “Ada.”

And, there’s an Ada Township in Ghana, Africa.

Some of the Ada’s that we’ve discovered bear very little information, because they are smaller than our own Ada. The Ada cities larger than us, of course, have lots of information.

In our quest for Ada information, The Icon offers this inaugural tour of all sister communities bearing our name. We’ll feature a new Ada each week in our series. We welcome Icon viewers who may have visited some of the other Ada’s on the globe.

Where to start? Close to home. Here goes:

Welcome to Ada, West Virginia, 24701, an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia. Ada is located on West Virginia Route 112 4.5 miles east-northeast of Bluefield. It’s in the very southern part of the state and is almost in Virginia.

We’ve not discovered any businesses in Ada, W.V., nor have we uncovered much information, at all about this sister community. One thing is obvious. The scenery in Ada, W.V., is nothing like Ada, Ohio. It’s in the mountains – 2,280 above sea level.

It’s also on a railroad line - the Norfolk Southern.

We discovered that Ada once was home of The Farmer’s Union Supply Company, which is no longer in existence. We found a stock certificate on eBay from the company, dated 1922.

Other than this, we think we’ve told you everything we know about Ada, West Virginia.

One footnote: There's also an "Adaland, West Virginia," not to be confused with Ada, W.V. It's not a community, rather it's a tourist location. A link below provides more details.

We encourage you to click some web link below. They provide additional views of Ada, West Virginia.

Click here for a map showing the location of Ada, West Virginia.

Click for some videos of Ada, West Virginia.

Click for the Ada Lake website.

Click for Adaland, West Virginia website.