Welcome to Plank ...

Plank is located in Clay County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plank, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Plank is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Plank: (606)

Communities Also Named Plank ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Plank - they are located in Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Plank ...

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

• Barbourville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbourville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
  • Barbourville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barbourville <4>
• Manchester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• Hyden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyden
  • Hyden is located in Leslie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyden <4>
• Ashers Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
  • Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
• Garrard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
  • Garrard is located in Clay County
• Big Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
  • Big Creek is located in Clay County
• Hima
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
  • Hima is located in Clay County
• Roark
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
  • Roark is located in Leslie County
• Bear Branch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
  • Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
• Eriline
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eriline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline
  • Eriline is located in Clay County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plank ...

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

Adding Plank to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Plank post office opened in 1906.

We also found Plank on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plank.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/