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Welcome to Plevna ...

Plevna is located in Howard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plevna, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Plevna is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Plevna: 765

Communities Also Named Plevna ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Plevna - they are located in Alabama, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Ontario and Oregon.

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

Communities near Plevna ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plevna ...

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

Adding Plevna to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Plevna post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plevna.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plevna - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/