Welcome to Plainview ...

Plainview is located in Clinton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plainview, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Plainview is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Plainview lies within the (816) area code.

Communities Also Named Plainview ...

While we believe that this Plainview is located in Clinton County, we know of another 2 Missouri communities named Plainview. Those communities are located in the following counties: Macon and McDonald County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 47 communities that are also named Plainview - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (4), California, Colorado, Georgia (3), Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (3), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (8) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Plainview ...

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

• Excelsior Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excelsior Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Springs
  • Excelsior Springs is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Excelsior Springs <4>
• Kearney
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kearney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
  • Kearney is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kearney <4>
• Cameron
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <4>
• Lawson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
  • Lawson is located in Ray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawson <4>
• Plattsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
  • Plattsburg is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsburg <4>
• Lathrop
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lathrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
  • Lathrop is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lathrop <4>
• Hamilton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
• Gower
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower
  • Gower is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gower <4>
• Woods Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
  • Woods Heights is located in Ray County
• Stewartsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
  • Stewartsville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartsville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plainview ...

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

Adding Plainview to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Plainview in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Plainview was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Plainview post office opened in 1893.

We also found Plainview on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plainview.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/