Welcome to Plumb ...

Plumb is located in Thurston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plumb, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Plumb is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Plumb lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Plumb: (360)

Communities Also Named Plumb ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Plumb - they are located in Kansas (2) and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Plumb ...

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

• Lacey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
  • Lacey is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <4>
• Olympia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
  • Olympia is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olympia <4>
• Tumwater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumwater
  • Tumwater is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tumwater <4>
• Centralia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Centralia is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <4>
• DuPont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuPont
  • DuPont is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuPont <4>
• Yelm
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelm
  • Yelm is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yelm <4>
• Chehalis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehalis
  • Chehalis is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chehalis <4>
• Rainier
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
  • Rainier is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier <4>
• Tenino
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenino
  • Tenino is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tenino <4>
• Roy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
  • Roy is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <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 Plumb. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plumb.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plumb ...

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

Adding Plumb to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Plumb 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 Plumb was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Plumb mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plumb.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Thurston County: www.co.thurston.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/