Welcome to Plumer ...

Plumer is located in Venango County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plumer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

Plumer is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Plumer ...

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

• Oil City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <3>
• Franklin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
• Titusville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
  • Titusville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Titusville <3>
• Sugarcreek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
• Knox
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Knox is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <3>
• Pleasantville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Pleasantville is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasantville <3>
• Polk
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
  • Polk is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
• Tidioute
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidioute
  • Tidioute is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tidioute <3>
• Emlenton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emlenton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlenton
  • Emlenton is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emlenton <3>
• Hydetown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
  • Hydetown is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plumer ...

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

Adding Plumer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Plumer post office opened in 1839.

We also found Plumer in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plumer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Venango County: www.co.venango.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/