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Welcome to Plymouth ...

Plymouth is located in Lyon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plymouth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.

Plymouth is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Plymouth: 620

Communities Also Named Plymouth ...

While we believe that this Plymouth is located in Lyon County, we know of another 2 Kansas communities named Plymouth. Those communities are located in the following counties: Brown and Jewell County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 38 communities that are also named Plymouth - they are located in Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (3), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (3), Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Plymouth ...

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

  • Emporia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Council Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Council Grove is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
    • Council Grove has also been known as:
    • Council
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Grove <3>
  • Americus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottonwood Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Olpe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Strong City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Strong City is located in Chase County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Strong City has also been known as:
    • Strong
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strong City <3>
  • Neosho Rapids
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Neosho Rapids is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Rapids
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Allen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Allen is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Elmdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Bushong
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bushong is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushong
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 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 Plymouth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plymouth.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plymouth ...

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

Adding Plymouth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Plymouth 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 Plymouth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Plymouth post office opened in 1858. The Plymouth post office closed in 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plymouth.

Footnotes ...

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