Welcome to Plomosa ...
So far, we found very little information about Plomosa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Plomosa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Plomosa, please Contact Us.
Plomosa would have been located within present day La Paz County<2>.
The location of Plomosa has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Plomosa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Plomosa is 1,480 feet [451 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Plomosa was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Plomosa (for example, toward Blythe (CA)), you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.
Plomosa would have been located in the (928) area code.
Communities near Plomosa ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Plomosa.
- Quartzsite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzsite
- Quartzsite is located in La Paz County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quartzsite <5>
- La Paz Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz Valley
- La Paz Valley is located in La Paz County
- Brenda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenda
- Brenda is located in La Paz County
- Morgantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Morgantown is located in La Paz County
- Utting
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utting
- Utting is located in La Paz County
- McVay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVay
- McVay is located in La Paz County
- New Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- New Hope is located in La Paz County
- Bouse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouse
- Bouse is located in La Paz County
- Former name for Bouse:
- Brayton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bouse <5>
- Vicksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
- Vicksburg is located in La Paz County
- Ehrenberg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehrenberg
- Ehrenberg is located in La Paz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ehrenberg <5>
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 Plomosa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plomosa.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Plomosa. 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 Plomosa.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Plomosa. See our Newspapers Page for Plomosa.
Adding Plomosa to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Plomosa 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 Plomosa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Plomosa post office opened in 1880.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Plomosa.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for La Paz County: www.co.la-paz.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.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 Plomosa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including La Paz, 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 Plomosa - 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/ |