Welcome to Plew ...

Plew is located in Lawrence County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plew, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Plew is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Plew: (417)

Communities near Plew ...

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

• Carthage
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Monett
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
  • Monett is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monett <4>
• Mount Vernon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Sarcoxie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarcoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarcoxie
  • Sarcoxie is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarcoxie <4>
• Greenfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <4>
• Pierce City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce City
  • Pierce City is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce City <4>
• Jasper
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <4>
• Lockwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
  • Lockwood is located in Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
• Golden City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
  • Golden City is located in Barton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden City <4>
• Miller
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
  • Miller is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miller <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 Plew. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plew.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plew ...

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

Adding Plew to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Plew post office opened in 1893.

We also found Plew on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Missouri (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plew.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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