Welcome to Plainville ...

Plainville is located in Somerset County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plainville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Plainville is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Plainville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Plainville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Jersey communities named Plainville: This one is located in Somerset County and the other is located in Gloucester County.

Beyond New Jersey, there are 18 communities that are also named Plainville - they are located in Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts (4), New York, Ohio, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Plainville ...

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

• Trenton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
• New Brunswick
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Plainfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Morrisville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>
• Lambertville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
  • Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
• Clinton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
• New Hope
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • New Hope is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hope <4>
• Yardley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yardley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardley
  • Yardley is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yardley <4>
• Woodfern
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfern
  • Woodfern is located in Somerset County
• Blackwells Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwells Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells Mills
  • Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plainville ...

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

Adding Plainville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Plainville post office opened in 1872.

We also found Plainville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plainville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/