Welcome to Plant ...

Plant is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Plant is located in Van Buren County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plant, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Plant is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Plant: (501)

Communities Also Named Plant ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Plant - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Plant ...

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

• Clinton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Fairfield Bay
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Bay
  • Fairfield Bay is located in Van Buren County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 2,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield Bay <4>
• Marshall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Searcy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
• Greers Ferry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Ferry
  • Greers Ferry is located in Cleburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greers Ferry <4>
• Leslie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Leslie is located in Searcy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <4>
• Shirley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
  • Shirley is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirley <4>
• Higden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higden
  • Higden is located in Cleburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higden <4>
• Big Flat
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flat
  • Big Flat is located in Baxter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Flat <4>
• Dennard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennard
  • Dennard is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennard <4>
• Rumley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
  • Rumley is located in Van Buren County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plant ...

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

Adding Plant to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Plant post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plant.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/