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Welcome to Plainfield ...

Although we found mention of Plainfield during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Plainfield was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

We've added Plainfield to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Plainfield, please Contact Us.




When the people of Plainfield refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Plainfielder<2>

Time Zone: The area where we believe that Plainfield might be (or was) located is in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).

We believe that Plainfield would be found within the (902) area code.

Communities Also Named Plainfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Plainfield - they are located in Arkansas, 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.

  • New Glasgow
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Glasgow came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Glasgow <4>
  • Stellarton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stellarton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellarton
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stellarton <4>
  • Westville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <4>
  • Pictou
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pictou came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pictou
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pictou <4>
  • Trenton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Rockfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Durham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Hodson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodson
  • Central West River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central West River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central West River
  • West Branch River John
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Branch River John came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch River John

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.

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Plainfield and then turned west". While Plainfield could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Plainfield as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Plainfield could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Plainfield refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Plainfield may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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