In the early days of the 20th century, this area lay within the large J. J. Welder Cattle Ranch. George Paul developed much of the local acreage and drew settlers from many states through a homesteaders program of land sales. With the help of Mexican laborers, settlers cleared mesquite and brush and planted cotton and corn. In 1913, Gust Adams and his family arrived from Guadalupe County, and in 1914 the Adams family set aside land for a schoolhouse that also hosted worship services and quickly became a social center. The area became known as both Adams School and the West Sinton community. More settlers arrived after the First World War, and the community grew steadily despite the influenza epidemic of 1918 and 1919 and the devastating hurricane of 1919. Local cotton farmers organized the West Sinton Gin Company in 1923 and built a gin nearby. In 1924, the newly formed Adams Independent School District erected a two-story stucco school building on this site. The community became large enough to support a separate Mexican American school and a grocery store, and neighbors shared sports, community suppers, parties, and dances. The San Patricio Farm Bureau was organized here in 1936, and electric power reached the area in 1939. Adams School closed in 1943 when students were transferred to other area schools, and the schoolhouse continued in use for community events until 1948 before it was razed in 1962. Although the cotton gin closed in the 1980s, cotton, milo, and corn remain the community's main economic focus, and the Lutheran church and many local organizations continue to serve the area.