Welcome to Poplar Plains ...

Poplar Plains is located in Fleming County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Poplar Plains, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1823.

A typical abbreviation for Poplar Plains: Poplar Plns.

Poplar Plains is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Poplar Plains lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Poplar Plains: (606)

Communities near Poplar Plains ...

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

• Maysville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Maysville is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <4>
• Morehead
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
  • Morehead is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead <4>
• Flemingsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemingsburg
  • Flemingsburg is located in Fleming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flemingsburg <4>
• Carlisle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Nicholas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Owingsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owingsville
  • Owingsville is located in Bath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owingsville <4>
• Washington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Mason County
• Sharpsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
  • Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
• Salt Lick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
  • Salt Lick is located in Bath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Lick <4>
• Ewing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
  • Ewing is located in Fleming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
• Lakeview Heights
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poplar Plains ...

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

Adding Poplar Plains to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Poplar Plains 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 Poplar Plains was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Poplar Plains post office opened in 1823.

We also found Poplar Plains in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Poplar Plains.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/