Welcome to Plum Bayou ...
So far, we found very little information about Plum Bayou. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Plum Bayou to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Plum Bayou, please Contact Us.
Plum Bayou would have been located within present day Jefferson County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Plum Bayou, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Plum Bayou, you might consider that their post office opened in 1843.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Plum Bayou is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Plum Bayou was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Plum Bayou ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Plum Bayou.
- Pine Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Pine Bluff is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,435 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Bluff <5>
- White Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- White Hall is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Hall <5>
- England
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for England have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England
- England is located in Lonoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for England <5>
- Wrightsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Redfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Redfield is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redfield <5>
- Altheimer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altheimer
- Altheimer is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altheimer <5>
- Humnoke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humnoke have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humnoke
- Humnoke is located in Lonoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humnoke <5>
- Keo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keo
- Keo is located in Lonoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keo <5>
- Wabbaseka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Allport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Plum Bayou. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plum Bayou.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Plum Bayou. 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 Plum Bayou.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Plum Bayou. See our Newspapers Page for Plum Bayou.
Adding Plum Bayou to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Plum Bayou 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 Plum Bayou was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Plum Bayou post office opened in 1843.
We also found Plum Bayou in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Plum Bayou.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyark.com/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.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 Plum Bayou, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Jefferson, 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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Plum Bayou - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |