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Welcome to Plymell ...

Plymell is located in Finney County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plymell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Plymell is 2,870 feet [875 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Plymell is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Plymell (for example, toward Syracuse), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Plymell: 620

Communities near Plymell ...

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

  • Garden City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Holcomb
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Deerfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Pierceville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pierceville is located in Finney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
  • Rodkey ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Rodkey is located in Finney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodkey
  • Charleston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Charleston is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Copeland
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ingalls
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Ingalls is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Sublette
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Lakin
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plymell ...

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

Adding Plymell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Plymell 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 (so far) for Plymell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Plymell post office opened in 1886. The Plymell post office closed in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plymell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Finney, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plymell - 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>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/