Welcome to South Plymouth ...

South Plymouth is located in Fayette County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Plymouth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

A typical abbreviation for South Plymouth: S. Plymouth

South Plymouth is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

South Plymouth lies within the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named South Plymouth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named South Plymouth - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near South Plymouth ...

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

• Xenia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
  • Xenia is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Xenia <4>
• Washington Court House
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Court House
  • Washington Court House is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington Court House <4>
• Washington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • 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 Fayette County
• Wilmington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
• Greenfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <4>
• Cedarville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Cedarville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <4>
• Sabina
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
  • Sabina is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabina <4>
• Jamestown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
• Mount Sterling
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
  • Mount Sterling is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sterling <4>
• South Charleston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
  • South Charleston is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <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 South Plymouth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Plymouth.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Plymouth ...

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

Adding South Plymouth to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Plymouth post office opened in 1852.

We also found South Plymouth in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Plymouth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayette-co-oh.com/

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