Welcome to Plainfield ...

Plainfield is located in Columbia County<1>.

The location of Plainfield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plainfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

When the people of Plainfield refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Plainfielder<3>

Plainfield is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Plainfield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Plainfield: (870)

Communities Also Named Plainfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Plainfield - they are located in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts (3), Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Plainfield.

Communities near Plainfield ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Plainfield.

• Magnolia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <5>
• Springhill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
  • Springhill is located in Webster Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springhill <5>
• Haynesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
  • Haynesville is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haynesville <5>
• Cullen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
  • Cullen is located in Webster Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullen <5>
• Cotton Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
  • Cotton Valley is located in Webster Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotton Valley <5>
• Sarepta
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
  • Sarepta is located in Webster Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarepta <5>
• Taylor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <5>
• Bradley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Bradley is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <5>
• Emerson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
  • Emerson is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
• Shongaloo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongaloo
  • Shongaloo is located in Webster Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shongaloo <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Plainfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plainfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Plainfield. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plainfield.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Plainfield. See our Newspapers Page for Plainfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plainfield ...

Looking for more information about Plainfield? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Plainfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Plainfield.

Adding Plainfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Plainfield in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Plainfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Plainfield post office opened in 1884.

We also found Plainfield in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plainfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Plainfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/