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Welcome to Plainfield ...

The village of Plainfield is located in Coshocton 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 1819.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Plainfield has a population of 157 people<4> (see below for details).

Plainfield is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Plainfield is within the (740) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Plainfield had an population of 157 people (or a decrease of 0.63% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Plainfield had a population of 157 people. This makes Plainfield the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 157 people, the population of Plainfield has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 158 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Plainfield.

Communities Also Named Plainfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 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, 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.

  • Coshocton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cambridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Newcomerstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Byesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byesville
    • Byesville is located in Guernsey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byesville <6>
  • West Lafayette
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lafayette
    • West Lafayette is located in Coshocton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lafayette <6>
  • New Concord
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
    • New Concord is located in Muskingum County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Concord <6>
  • Dresden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Gnadenhutten
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gnadenhutten have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnadenhutten
    • Gnadenhutten is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gnadenhutten <6>
  • Baltic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Warsaw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Warsaw is located in Coshocton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <6>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Plainfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<7>

From that list, the Plainfield post office opened in 1819.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plainfield.

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 Coshocton County: www.co.coshocton.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Coshocton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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 village'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.
<4>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Plainfield.
<5>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plainfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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