Welcome to Plummer ...

Plummer is located in Greene County<1>.

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

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

Plummer is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The telephone area code for Plummer: (812)

Communities Also Named Plummer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Plummer - they are located in Florida, Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Plummer ...

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

• Linton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
  • Linton is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linton <4>
• Bloomfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <4>
• Jasonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasonville
  • Jasonville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasonville <4>
• Worthington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <4>
• Odon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odon
  • Odon is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odon <4>
• Dugger
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger
  • Dugger is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dugger <4>
• Lyons
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <4>
• Elnora
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
  • Elnora is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
• Plainville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
  • Plainville is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
• Sandborn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandborn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
  • Sandborn is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 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 Plummer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plummer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plummer ...

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

Adding Plummer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plummer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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