Welcome to Plain ...

Plain is located in Rankin County<1>.

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

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

Plain is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Plain: (601) & (769)<4>

Websites for Plain ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rankinchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Plain, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Plain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Plain - they are located in Massachusetts, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Plain ...

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

• Jackson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Pearl
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Pearl is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <5>
• Madison
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
• Brandon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <5>
• Ridgeland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Ridgeland is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeland <5>
• Clinton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
• Byram
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byram
  • Byram is located in Hinds County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 11,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byram <5>
• Flowood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowood
  • Flowood is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowood <5>
• Florence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
• Raymond
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Raymond is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plain ...

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

Adding Plain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Plain 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 Plain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

We also found Plain on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plain.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rankin County: www.rankincounty.org/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/