Welcome to Plum Hill ...

Plum Hill is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plum Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Plum Hill is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Plum Hill: (618)

Communities near Plum Hill ...

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

• Mascoutah
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoutah
  • Mascoutah is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mascoutah <4>
• Breese
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breese
  • Breese is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breese <4>
• Sparta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• New Baden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Baden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baden
  • New Baden is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baden <4>
• Carlyle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlyle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle
  • Carlyle is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlyle <4>
• Nashville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <4>
• Trenton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>
• Aviston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aviston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aviston
  • Aviston is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aviston <4>
• Marissa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marissa
  • Marissa is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marissa <4>
• Okawville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okawville
  • Okawville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okawville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plum Hill ...

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

Adding Plum Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Plum Hill post office opened in 1851.

We also found Plum Hill in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plum Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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