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Welcome to Plettenberg ...

Plettenberg is located in West Feliciana Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plettenberg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

Plettenberg is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Plettenberg: 225

Communities near Plettenberg ...

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

  • New Roads
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jackson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
  • Saint Francisville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Melville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Morganza
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tunica
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Weyanoke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Angola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bains
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bains is located in West Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bains

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plettenberg ...

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

Adding Plettenberg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Plettenberg post office opened in 1912. The Plettenberg post office closed in 1965.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plettenberg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including West Feliciana, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plettenberg - 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/