Adrian is a city in northern Bates County, Missouri, United States.

Adrian was platted in 1880 when the Missouri Pacific Railroad was extended to that point.

The community of Archie in southern Cass County is 5.5 miles to the north.

32.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Adrian's Frontier Village is the site of the annual Western Missouri Antique Tractor and Machinery Association Gas and Steam Engine Show.

The 2002 Blackhawk football team won Missouri's Class One Championship.

In 1984 and 1992, Adrian won the Boys' Missouri Class 1A championship in track and field.

The Blackhawks also won the 1994 Girls Class 2A Championship in track and field.

[16] Bates County Messenger launched in February 2015, when Lee Anna Schowengerdt bought the Adrian Journal and the Drexel Star.