Welcome to Plumlee ...
So far, we found very little information about Plumlee. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Plumlee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Plumlee, please Contact Us.
Plumlee was located in the Arkansas Ozarks.
Plumlee would have been located within present day Newton County<2>.
The location of Plumlee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Plumlee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Plumlee is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Plumlee was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Plumlee would have been located in the (870) area code.
Communities near Plumlee ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Plumlee.
- Harrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <5>
- Bellefonte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefonte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Jasper
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <5>
- Alpena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
- Alpena is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <5>
- Western Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Valley Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Ponca
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponca
- Ponca is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponca <5>
- Parthenon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parthenon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parthenon
- Parthenon is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parthenon <5>
- Boxley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Murray
(8 miles [12.9 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 Plumlee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plumlee.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Plumlee. 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 Plumlee.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Plumlee. See our Newspapers Page for Plumlee.
Adding Plumlee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Plumlee 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 Plumlee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Plumlee post office opened in 1912.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Plumlee.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Plumlee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Newton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plumlee - 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |