Welcome to Plainfield ...
Plainfield is located in Nantucket County<1>.
When the people of Plainfield refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Plainfielder<2>
Plainfield is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Plainfield lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Plainfield: 508 & 774<4>
Communities Also Named Plainfield ...
While we believe that this Plainfield is located in Nantucket County, we know of another 2 Massachusetts communities named Plainfield. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hampshire and Norfolk County.
Beyond Massachusetts, there are 27 communities that are also named Plainfield - they are located in Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Plainfield.
Communities near Plainfield ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Plainfield.
- Nantucket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nantucket is located in Nantucket County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantucket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,376 people
- Harwich Port
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Harwich Port is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwich Port
- Chatham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chatham is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people
- Dennis Port
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dennis Port is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Port
- South Chatham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- South Chatham is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- South Harwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- South Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harwich
- West Chatham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Chatham is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chatham
- West Harwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harwich
- Bass River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bass River is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass River
- East Harwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Harwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harwich
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 Plainfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plainfield.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Plainfield. 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 Plainfield.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Plainfield. See our Newspapers Page for Plainfield.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Nantucket, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Plainfield refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Plainfield may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plainfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 508 code has been Overlayed with the 774 area code. New phone numbers in the Plainfield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Plainfield area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |