Welcome to Plumsteadville ...

Plumsteadville is located in Bucks County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plumsteadville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Plumsteadville is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Plumsteadville ...

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

• Lansdale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <4>
• Perkasie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
  • Perkasie is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <4>
• Quakertown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Quakertown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quakertown <4>
• Doylestown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
  • Doylestown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doylestown <4>
• Hatboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatboro
  • Hatboro is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatboro <4>
• Souderton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souderton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souderton
  • Souderton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Souderton <4>
• Ambler
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler
  • Ambler is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambler <4>
• Hellertown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellertown
  • Hellertown is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hellertown <4>
• Telford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telford
  • Telford is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telford <4>
• Fountain Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
  • Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 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 Plumsteadville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plumsteadville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plumsteadville ...

Looking for more information about Plumsteadville? 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 Plumsteadville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Plumsteadville.

Adding Plumsteadville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Plumsteadville 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 Plumsteadville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Plumsteadville post office opened in 1846.

We also found Plumsteadville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plumsteadville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/