Welcome to Plentitude ...
So far, we found very little information about Plentitude. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Plentitude to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Plentitude, please Contact Us.
Plentitude would have been located within present day Jones County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Plentitude, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Plentitude is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Plentitude was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Plentitude was located: 478
Communities near Plentitude ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Plentitude.
- Brookhaven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
- Belvedere Manor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
- Jones Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Acres is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
- Forsyth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
- Gordon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Walden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Walden is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
- Rutland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rutland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
- Morton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
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 Plentitude. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plentitude.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Plentitude. 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 Plentitude.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Plentitude. See our Newspapers Page for Plentitude.
Adding Plentitude to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Plentitude 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 (so far) for Plentitude was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Plentitude post office opened in 1888. The Plentitude post office closed in 1894.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Plentitude.
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 Plentitude, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Jones, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plentitude - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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/ |