Welcome to Plain ...
So far, we found very little information about Plain. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Plain to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Plain, please Contact Us.
Plain would have been located within present day Quay County<2>.
The location of Plain has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Plain, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Plain is 4,760 feet [1,451 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Plain is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Plain was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Plain, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Plain would have been located in the (575) area code.
Communities Also Named Plain ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Plain - they are located in Massachusetts, Mississippi, 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.
- Grady
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Grady is located in Curry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grady <5>
- Ragland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Ragland is located in Quay County
- Weber City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Weber City is located in Curry County
- McAlister
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlister
- McAlister is located in Quay County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlister <5>
- Broadview
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Broadview is located in Curry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadview <5>
- Lesbia ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - San Jon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jon
- San Jon is located in Quay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jon <5>
- Bellview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
- Bellview is located in Curry County
- House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- House is located in Quay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for House <5>
- Tucumcari
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucumcari
- Tucumcari is located in Quay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,827 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tucumcari <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.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Plain. See our Newspapers Page for Plain.
Adding Plain to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Plain in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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 1907.
We also found Plain on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1925).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Plain.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Plain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Quay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |