Welcome to Warren Plains ...
Warren Plains is located in Warren County<1>.
The pronunciation of Warren Plains: WAR-en<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Warren Plains, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.
A typical abbreviation for Warren Plains: Warren Plns.
Warren Plains is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Warren Plains lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Warren Plains: 252
Communities near Warren Plains ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Warren Plains.
- Henderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Henderson is located in Vance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Henderson
- From Warren Plains to Henderson
- South Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- South Hill is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Hill <4>
- Warrenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Warrenton is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Warrenton
- From Warren Plains to Warrenton
- Littleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Littleton is located in Halifax County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Littleton
- From Warren Plains to Littleton
- La Crosse
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Crosse have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- La Crosse is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <4>
- Brodnax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Brodnax is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodnax <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Brodnax
- From Warren Plains to Brodnax
- Middleburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Middleburg is located in Vance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <4>
- Macon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Macon is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <4>
- Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Centerville
- From Warren Plains to Centerville
- Church Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Church Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Church Hill is located in Warren County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Church Hill
- From Warren Plains to Church Hill
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 Warren Plains. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Warren Plains.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Warren 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 Warren Plains.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Warren Plains. See our Newspapers Page for Warren Plains.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Warren Plains ...
Looking for more information about Warren Plains? 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 Warren Plains, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Warren Plains.
Adding Warren Plains to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Warren Plains 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 Warren Plains was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Warren Plains post office opened in 1857.
We also found Warren Plains in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Warren Plains.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Warren Plains. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Warren Plains. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Warren Plains - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |