Welcome to Della Plain ...
So far, we found very little information about Della Plain. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Della Plain to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Della Plain, please Contact Us.
Della Plain was located in the Texas Panhandle.
Della Plain would have been located within present day Floyd County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Della Plain, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Della Plain, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
A typical abbreviation for Della Plain: Della Pln.
Time Zone: The area where Della Plain was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Della Plain once stood is in the (806) area code.
Communities near Della Plain ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Della Plain.
- Floydada
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floydada have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydada
- Floydada is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,654 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floydada <5>
- Lockney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockney
- Lockney is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,619 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockney <5>
- Cedar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Floyd County
- South Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plains
- South Plains is located in Floyd County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Plains <5>
- Sterley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Aiken
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aiken have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Aiken is located in Floyd County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aiken <5>
- Dougherty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
- Dougherty is located in Floyd County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dougherty <5>
- Cone
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
- Cone is located in Crosby County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cone <5>
- Mount Blanco ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
- Mount Blanco is located in Crosby County
- Whitney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Della Plain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Della Plain.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Della Plain. 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 Della Plain.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Della Plain. See our Newspapers Page for Della Plain.
Adding Della Plain to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Della Plain 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 Della Plain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Della Plain post office opened in 1888.
We also found Della Plain in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Della Plain.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Della Plain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Floyd, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |