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Welcome to Plum Orchard Landing ...

Plum Orchard Landing is located in Webster Parish<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Plum Orchard Landing: Plum Orchard Lndg. (or less commonly used: Plum Orchard Lndng.)

Plum Orchard Landing is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Plum Orchard Landing: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Plum Orchard Landing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Plum Orchard Landing.

  • Minden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Haughton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ringgold
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sibley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Doyline
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hall Summit
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Dixie Inn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Dubberly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Castor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Heflin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plum Orchard Landing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Webster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plum Orchard Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Plum Orchard Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Plum Orchard Landing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.