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Welcome to Plainfield ...

Plainfield is located in Columbia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plainfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

When the people of Plainfield refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Plainfielder<2>

Plainfield is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Plainfield: 870 & 327<4>

Communities Also Named Plainfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Plainfield - they are located in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts (3), Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Plainfield ...

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

  • Magnolia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Springhill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Haynesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cullen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cullen is located in Webster Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullen <5>
  • Cotton Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Sarepta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sarepta is located in Webster Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 814 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarepta <5>
  • Taylor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bradley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Emerson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Emerson is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Shongaloo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plainfield ...

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

Adding Plainfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Plainfield post office opened in 1884. The Plainfield post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plainfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Plainfield refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Plainfield may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plainfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Plainfield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Plainfield area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/