Welcome to Plano ...

Plano is located in Morgan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plano, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Plano is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Plano lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Plano (for example, toward Vermilion (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities Also Named Plano ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Plano - they are located in Alabama, California, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Plano.

Communities near Plano ...

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

• Plainfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <3>
• Martinsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Martinsville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <3>
• Greencastle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <3>
• Danville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
• Mooresville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
  • Mooresville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooresville <3>
• Ellettsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellettsville
  • Ellettsville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellettsville <3>
• Brooklyn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Brooklyn is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <3>
• Spencer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Owen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <3>
• Cloverdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <3>
• Monrovia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monrovia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
  • Monrovia is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monrovia <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plano ...

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

Adding Plano to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Plano post office opened in 1889.

We also found Plano in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plano.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Morgan County: www.morgancounty-il.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov