Welcome to The Plains ...

So far, we found very little information about The Plains. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added The Plains to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with The Plains, please Contact Us.

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The Plains would have been located within present day Nantucket County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for The Plains is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: The area where The Plains was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where The Plains was located: 508 & 774<4>

Communities Also Named The Plains ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named The Plains - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near The Plains ...

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

• Nantucket
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Nantucket is located in Nantucket County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantucket
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,376 people
• Pocomo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pocomo is located in Nantucket County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomo
• Siasconset
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Siasconset is located in Nantucket County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siasconset
• Katama
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Katama is located in Dukes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katama
• Edgartown
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgartown is located in Dukes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
• Oak Bluffs
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
• Hyannis Port
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Hyannis Port is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyannis Port
• Maushop Village
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Maushop Village is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maushop Village
• Popponesset
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Popponesset is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popponesset
• Bass River
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Bass River is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass River

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

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

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