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Welcome to Plainview ...

Plainview is located in McCurtain County<1>.

Plainview is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Plainview: 580

Communities Also Named Plainview ...

While we believe that this Plainview is located in McCurtain County, we know of another 2 Oklahoma communities named Plainview. Those communities are located in the following counties: Greer and Woods County.

Beyond Oklahoma, there are 47 communities that are also named Plainview - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (4), California, Colorado, Georgia (3), Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nebraska, New Mexico (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon (3), Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (8) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Plainview ...

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

  • Valliant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Wright City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
    • Wright City is located in McCurtain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <3>
  • Fort Towson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Towson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Towson
    • Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Towson <3>
  • Sawyer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
    • Sawyer is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <3>
  • Millerton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Millerton is located in McCurtain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <3>
  • Rattan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Garvin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Swink
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ringold
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Corinne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
    • Corinne is located in Pushmataha 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 Plainview. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plainview.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plainview ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including McCurtain, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plainview - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.