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Welcome to Plumville ...

Plumville is located in Indiana County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Plumville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Plumville has a population of 287 people<3> (see below for details).

Plumville is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Plumville had an population of 287 people. This is a decrease of 6.51% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Plumville had a population of 307 people. This makes Plumville the county's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 307 people, the population of Plumville decreased 10.23% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 342 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Plumville.

Communities Also Named Plumville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Plumville - they are located in Kentucky and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Plumville ...

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

  • Indiana
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Punxsutawney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kittanning
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Ford City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
    • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <5>
  • Homer City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Clymer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clymer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
    • Clymer is located in Indiana County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clymer <5>
  • West Kittanning
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kittanning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kittanning
    • West Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • New Bethlehem
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rural Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Saltsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltsburg
    • Saltsburg is located in Indiana County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltsburg <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 Plumville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plumville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plumville ...

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

Adding Plumville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Plumville 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 Plumville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Plumville post office opened in 1853.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plumville.

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

The official website for Indiana County: www.countyofindiana.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Indiana, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Plumville.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plumville - 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/









 

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