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Welcome to Plantersville ...

Plantersville is located in Dallas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plantersville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1838.

Plantersville is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Plantersville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Plantersville: 334 & 483<3>

The ZIP code for Plantersville: 36758<4>

Communities Also Named Plantersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Plantersville: This one is located in Dallas County and the other is located in Talladega County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 8 communities that are also named Plantersville - they are located in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi (2), South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Plantersville ...

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

  • Selma
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Selma is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <5>
  • Valley Grande
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Grande is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grande
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,468 people
  • Maplesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Billingsley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jones
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jones is located in Autauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
  • Stanton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Stanton is located in Chilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Adams
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Adams is located in Chilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Fremont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fremont is located in Autauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Oakmulgee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
  • Burnsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Burnsville is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville

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 Plantersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plantersville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plantersville ...

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

Adding Plantersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Plantersville 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 (so far) for Plantersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Plantersville post office opened in 1838.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plantersville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Dallas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plantersville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Plantersville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Plantersville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Plantersville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Plantersville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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