Welcome to Plainsburg ...

Plainsburg is located in Merced County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Plainsburg, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plainsburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Plainsburg is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Plainsburg lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Plainsburg: (209)

Communities Also Named Plainsburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Plainsburg - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Plainsburg ...

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

• Merced
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merced
  • Merced is located in Merced County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merced <4>
• Atwater
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
  • Atwater is located in Merced County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwater <4>
• Chowchilla
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chowchilla
  • Chowchilla is located in Madera County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chowchilla <4>
• Le Grand
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Grand
  • Le Grand is located in Merced County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Grand <4>
• Planada
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planada
  • Planada is located in Merced County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Planada <4>
• Tuttle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle
  • Tuttle is located in Merced County
• El Nido
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Nido
  • El Nido is located in Merced County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Nido <4>
• Lincoln ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Madera County
• Berenda
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berenda
  • Berenda is located in Madera County
• Fluhr
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluhr
  • Fluhr is located in Merced County

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 Plainsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plainsburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Plainsburg. 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 Plainsburg.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plainsburg ...

Looking for more information about Plainsburg? 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 Plainsburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Plainsburg.

Adding Plainsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Plainsburg 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 Plainsburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plainsburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Merced County: www.co.merced.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/