Welcome to Plano ...

Plano is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Plano is located in Greene County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plano, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Plano is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Plano: (417)

Communities Also Named Plano ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Plano - they are located in Alabama, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota and Texas.

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

Communities near Plano ...

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

• Springfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Nixa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
  • Nixa is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
  • Former name for Nixa:
  • Faught
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <4>
• Republic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Republic is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Republic <4>
• Aurora
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
• Battlefield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
  • Battlefield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
• Willard
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <4>
• Mount Vernon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Clever
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clever have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
  • Clever is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <4>
• Marionville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
  • Marionville is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marionville <4>
• Ash Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
  • Ash Grove is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ash Grove <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plano ...

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

Adding Plano to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Plano post office opened in 1895.

We also found Plano on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plano.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greene County: www.greenecountymo.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/